MoogleViper Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 But mum/mom isn't just a spelling difference, it's pronounced differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Eugh! I cringe whenever I hear an Irish person saying 'mum' or especially 'mom'. It's supposed to be 'Mam'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten10 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Here's your pride: Which for me such proudness for our nation does not exist. What is there to be proud of? Next round of university students are screwed, next round of drivers are screwed, home owners, pensioners the list goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diageo Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 (edited) It's colour for British English., we're not going to take out letters because it's not spelt phonetically. Spell it the way it's meant to. Some letters need to be there and some don't, but that's how the language is structured and so it will stay that way. Edited October 14, 2010 by Diageo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Eugh!I cringe whenever I hear an Irish person saying 'mum' or especially 'mom'. It's supposed to be 'Mam'! or if you are from the north, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Eugh!I cringe whenever I hear an Irish person saying 'mum' or especially 'mom'. It's supposed to be 'Mam'! Ugh, no. It's mum, or preferably mummy. Don't you think that 'mummy' is just so much nicer than just 'mum'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleViper Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Ugh, no. It's mum, or preferably mummy. Don't you think that 'mummy' is just so much nicer than just 'mum'? Anyone over the age of 4 who says mummy should be shot. Daddy is worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heroicjanitor Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Anyone over the age of 4 who says mummy should be shot. Daddy is worse. Yes. It's mam and dad people, get it right. I've heard the odd mum but mummy... Just no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diageo Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I have a friend that calls their parents mammy and daddy, even when talking to his friends. It's ridiculous and shows just how whipped he really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleViper Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 "Daddy" should only be used in the bedroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goafer Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 "Daddy" should only be used in the bedroom. Or the alleyway/prison cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 It's only "mam" in Ireland, so realistically its "mum". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 When I'm calling for my mum I always call "Mammy!?" in an Irish accent, only because I spent a lot of my childhood on holiday in Ireland, and that's how all our relations speak, and it seems easier to shout than "Mum!?" which doesn't carry so well on the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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