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Mammy, ma, mam, mom, mommy, mum, mummy?

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    #92
    Ickle Magoo
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    Kernel32 wrote:
    What about mum and mummy? I heard that a lot last year in Ireland. Growing up it always sounded kind of posh to me to use mum but it seems fairly common place now.

    I'm Scottish & I am a mummy/mum - my brother-in-law sometimes says Ma & Da in an exagerated Dublanese whiney twang & it sends shivers up my spine, lol!!


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    #93
    ST*
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    My parents were Mom and Dad to me - and my boys call me Mommy..
    I think.. :D












    *calls kids* :v:


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    #94
    Slutmonkey57b
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    I'm surprised at the amount of vehemence against mum and mummy - personally I'd be the opposite and would cringe to hear my kids say mam, ma or mammy. Mum or Mummy is such a kinder, softer sound. Mam and Mammy just sound harsh and sharp to me.


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    #95
    The Real B-man
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    Ma & Da all the way:D


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    #96
    Femelade
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    i'm a mom or a mommy


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    #97
    sudzs
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    mumsy!!!! :D


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    #98
    stormkeeper
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    I mostly use the word mum, but my mum is English, as am I, hence why I use that. I can't stand the usage of the word "mom", and the odd time I've said something like "ma(m)" which I generally don't use all that much, and on the rare occason, I may have referred to her as my "auld wan", but that's quite rare. I sometimes refer to her as "my mother" the odd time as well.

    I generally use mum because it's what I'm most comfortable in using... naturally, dad is just, well... dad.


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    #99
    Bard
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    "Mam" and "Dad".

    When I went to school in Dublin, some git in my class slagged me off for calling my parents "Mam" and "Dad". He said I should call them "Ma" and "Da", 'cos that was "normal".

    I don't think he believed me when I told him there was a world outside the pale, mind you...


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    #100
    rsynnott
    Registered Users Posts: 4,003 ✭✭✭rsynnott


    StonedParadoX wrote:

    """A manager in work recently was inquiring about a collegues ability to take on a new project and asked of my boss.. " Does he have the bandwidth for the task".... WTF like."""

    whats wrong with that.. thats an internet word coming through
    dont u use internet words offline?
    bit o fun no? ..bit o difference?
    bandwidth is in no way american
    if it is whats the irish form of bandwidth? .. bet u cant think of it

    Well, for a start, that usage doesn't make any sense...


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