why are they different?

I thought everyone in England said mum but lots of you say mam.


i'm not being rude but do you pronounce it incorrectly? or is there a reason why

Im from the North East and for some reason we all say Mam up here whereas down South they says Mum?

Dont ask me why - just a dialect thing i think?

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In the North East (says me speaking for the entire region; not even from there or live there!! ) in schools they teach it and spell it as Mam and like Amy mentioned on her other post, they have cards as 'Mam' and 'Mammy' in shops.

Only know as I'm Yorkshire born - a hop and an A19 away

My mother and the MIL don't "like" being called 'Mum' (too short / harsh sounding - prefer 'mummy' ) but tough bananas - they get either Mother or Mum cards and will damn well like it

i say mum when i lived in manchester i used to say mam

i know the correct spelling is mom or mommy.

because of our accents down south it sounds like mum and that is why we use mum although mom is the correct spelling.

but i cant find anything on mam

I have always said mum but a lot of my friends when we were little said mam (cumbria). I have only ever heard mom in america but have noticed a few ladies here use it too.

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yeah debs ive only noticed mom in america. i didnt realise that was the right way to spell it x

I say Mum (from brighton) we call lukes mum Mam (from middlesbrough) I bet Tayla will end up saying Mam to me from luke

amyLVZalfiebear wrote:

yeah debs ive only noticed mom in america. i didnt realise that was the right way to spell it x

ditto'ed

Also, don't get me started on Grandparent's names

i am in Birmingham and almost everyone here says mom! Don't know why. All my friends that are not from this area think it is really strange!

yeah my mam is grandma (cos she thinks it sounds young!) and gavs mam always wanted to be ganny! and my friends mam is a nana!

lol. We say nan , Rowan says nana as it's easier to say and i prefer it to nanny!

We call my mum's nan, grandma

I'm from South wales and say mam, I didn't know there was a correct way tbh

My mum is Nan/Nanny and lukes Mam is Nana! I think grandma or granny sounds old

My mum's side of the family are from Glasgow and I call her mum or mam as she moved down south to marry and set up a new life, if I'm ill I call her mummy. My father is Spanish/English and always has been Daddy (he said it is a respect thing) although my adoptive dad I call him Kev cuz that's his name lol.

My mum is Grandma as she says that's the Scottish way and my hubby's mum is Nanny cuz she's English and says Nanny is an English term and the kids don't get confused if we say we're going to see Grandma or Nanny then they know where we're going. My granddad was always granddad but a friend of mine called hers Gramps xxxxxxxx

ow just had a said thought. Rowan wont get confused he only had one Nana.

I always thought it was just a dialect/regional thing.
I say mum.

My mum is Nan and Matt's is Grandma. I don't really like granny or grandma, i think they sound old but matt's mum wanted to be called that. My dad's mum is my Nanna and Imogen calls her that too, i love that name i think it sounds so nice and friendly for some reason I heard that's a northern name? Idk, although none of my friends call their grandparents Nanna

i use mum in essex x i didnt now it was actually mom aaltho i have heard it being said x
we use nanny for callum lie going to see nanny x i think grandma sounds too old my mum hates it too.
But u go looking for things with nan on it like mugs/keyrings etc and theyres no nanny or nan its all grandma & nanna xx
and i never seen anything with mom on it either xx

I say mum and my kids call me mum.

But my dad called his mum ma and my mum called her mum mam.

My mum is a nanny and ohs mum is nanna, but sil calls her mum by her name and so do her kids! It's quite funny!

mams definately a northern thing, i don't really like it so I'll try and get ava to use mum instead

In NI basically everyone says Mum, or mummy when they kids.

My mum is granny and OHs mum is nana. FILs OH is starting to get nanny but thats an awkward issue.... I like the way they all different and they all picked them themselves. I agree granny sounds old but thats what my side of the family call grandparents and I think it just stuck with my mum.

If i'm referring to my mum I say 'mum' but if i'm talking to her/getting her attention I say 'mam'
OH calls his mum 'mum'
We are both northerners

Oliver calls me 'mammie' and his nana 'nannie' or just 'ni' and daddy 'daddies' (with an 's')

we say Mam in south wales. i think it comes from the welsh for grandma "mamgu" pronounced mam-gee (not mam-jee) x

I'm from South Wales like Olliesmammy and we say Mum x
My stepmum and MIL are Nanny
FIL is grandad
Stepdad is Grumpy!

LOL Emz - im only about 20 miles from you and we say it different. Im in the valleys though and most say mam. even though its only 20 miles, its a different world down here