Poll: Mum or Mom?

[willsham45]

I say mum...
Was confusing to others when I was a child, I called my mum mummy and my gran mother mum or BIG mum...
got worse when it twigged mummy was a bit sad.
but now my mum is mum or mon

 

[wolf92]

I say mom
I use old man for instead of dad, or sometimes pops

 

[likalaruku]

Ma.
Grama.
Pa.
Grampa.

 

[dorkette1990]

Mama or mom. I'm a baby, I know. Although I typically call her Lady (as in the cartoon - "I love you lady, buh-bye")

 

[Argtee]

I usually say "mom." But when I'm hungry I say "ma."

Case and point:

You have no idea how much I laughed at that video.

 

[paragon1]

I usually say momma actually. So I voted mom.

 

[Iznat]

Mom.
Mum sounds all weird to my ears.

 

[hottsaucekid]

Mother is the most effective when trying to get her attention. so thats what i use.

 

[Dorby5826and360]

I always pronounce it mom.

 

[Pariah87]

Mum generally. Hearing little American kids emphasise the O sound on tv really grates me for some reason. Adults saying mom I can deal with, when little kids do it, ugh...

More often than not I'll use something like "Mother Dear" "Mumsy" or if I'm feeling really sarky "Mein Obergruppenfuhrer!". Should probably explain the last one. It stems from this tv show which my mum loves.

Spoiler: Skip to 7:20

 

[Zinaxos]

I usually say Ma, actually. I don't know why, I guess it's a regional thing.

I do that too. On occasion.

 

[Gizmo]

I switch it up and don't really have a set thing I call my mother.

 

[Cazza]

mum

 

[Digikid]

I use the proper one. MOM!

 

[ReligiousNutEruption]

I think most people in Canada use mom but my mum was from Northern Ireland so...

 

[SUPA FRANKY]

I personally use Mommy... though I don't understand the real depth of this topic.

 

[viranimus]

I say mom, pronounced "Why yes I would love waffles for breakfast, thanks."

 

[EightGaugeHippo]

Mum
or matriarch

 

[viranimus]

I personally use Mommy... though I don't understand the real depth of this topic.

I speculate the depth is a veiled attempt to get a feel of how much of the escapist community is North american vs european. But thats just me and I see conspiracy everywhere.

 

[Booze Zombie]

Mum seems to go with how it's actually pronounced.