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To: nickcarraway

Why do they use the word “Mum” instead of the correct spelling of “Mom”.


18 posted on 02/06/2023 1:20:14 PM PST by imabadboy99
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To: imabadboy99
Why do they use the word “Mum” instead of the correct spelling of “Mom”.

Because it's in Scotland. In the United Kingdom, they say mum, instead of mom.

20 posted on 02/06/2023 1:40:45 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Probably for the same reason they say “m’lud” instead of “my lord” when speaking to the judge.

Must be that stiff upper lip.


21 posted on 02/06/2023 8:01:29 PM PST by Max in Utah (A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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