Loki Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Happy Quorn Salad day, Keith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamp Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Hasn't thanksgiving transcended its original purpose by this point? Like Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Happy Quorn Salad day, Keith! Thanks, Lovely. Happy St Volvo of Risotto day for next week to you and yours xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted November 28, 2013 Awards Moderator Share Posted November 28, 2013 I wished my American friends a happy Thanksgiving, but it was mainly an excuse to post the Horrible Histories 'New World' Pilgrim Fathers song. Â Meanwhile, this 'scary clown' thing mentioned earlier in the thread is escalating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 That actually makes me shake with anger. Just like when British people type "mom" instead of BLOODY MUM! Â I type and say "mom", what of it? Maybe it's a Midlands thing but everyone I know says mom instead of mum. Â It's definitely a Midlands thing. Just like up North they say and spell it Mam, and in other parts of the country, Ma. Â I really don't see what the problem is personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) Â I type and say "mom", what of it? Maybe it's a Midlands thing but everyone I know says mom instead of mum. Â Never heard that in my life. I thought Mom was just an American thing. Mum is British English. Not in the second city it ent. Edited November 28, 2013 by King Pitcos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted November 28, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 That actually makes me shake with anger. Just like when British people type "mom" instead of BLOODY MUM! Â I type and say "mom", what of it? Maybe it's a Midlands thing but everyone I know says mom instead of mum. Â It's definitely a Midlands thing. Just like up North they say and spell it Mam, and in other parts of the country, Ma. Â I really don't see what the problem is personally. I'm from the Midlands, and I hear a bit of Mam, but it's usually Mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Up Chuck Posted November 28, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 I've definitely seen an East/West Mids split. "Mom" seems to be a brummie thing from what I can tell. East Mids is "mum" or "mam", like Surf said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted November 28, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 No one says "Mam" in the east midlands. It's Mum or possibly if one is posh "Mater" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted November 28, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 My ex said Mum, but her Mother said Mam (and even has a tattoo with that spelling). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted November 28, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 Bad tats get everywhere. I used to have a customer who had a tat on his arm that said "Save the wales" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Maestro Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I've lived in both the east and west midlands and "mum" and "mam" are both used. Definetely no "mom" though. East midlands seems to have "me duck" whilst the west has "bab". Strange breed these midland folk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I did mean the West Midlands. I grew up saying and spelling it Mom, moved away from Birmingham when I was 18 and have lived in Northampton since. Over time I have converted to Mum. To be honest I've lost my brummie accent completely and pronounce words differently now. For instance barth instead of baff, tooth instead of tuff etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted November 28, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 "Me duck" is a very Nottingham thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 "Duck" and "shug" are very popular in Stoke, where everyone also fears the word "to." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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