Forgive me if I've been going on a bit lately about BMums, the social network exclusively for mothers! I'll stop soon, I promise!
However, having started the site it made me realise something which I recently mailed my Carnival Buddies (Andi, Jennifer, Tanya and Angela) about.
Over here in the UK (including Northern Ireland, where I am) we call our mothers "Mummy" or "Mum". In the Republic of Ireland, just a few kilometers up the road from me, mothers are often called "Mammy" or "Mam".
In the USA it appears to be the case that your mothers are "Mommy" or "Mom".
And then there's "Ma" and MaMa of course LOL!
I've always found language fascinating - perhaps that's why I read English at Uni a few years back! However, I'm intrigued now about what other names there are out in the big wide world for "Mother".
So... what do you call yours?
Forgive me if I've been going on a bit lately about BMums, the social network exclusively for mothers! I'll stop soon, I promise!
However, having started the site it made me realise something which I recently mailed my Carnival Buddies (Andi, Jennifer, Tanya and Angela) about.
Over here in the UK (including Northern Ireland, where I am) we call our mothers "Mummy" or "Mum". In the Republic of Ireland, just a few kilometers up the road from me, mothers are often called "Mammy" or "Mam".
In the USA it appears to be the case that your mothers are "Mommy" or "Mom".
And then there's "Ma" and MaMa of course LOL!
I've always found language fascinating - perhaps that's why I read English at Uni a few years back! However, I'm intrigued now about what other names there are out in the big wide world for "Mother".
So... what do you call yours?