i have always used M O M no letter U.... that gets really annoying!!! i think its a european thing but still i get annoyed reading mum all the time. it takes away from the effect of saying " YOUR MOM" ... is anyone else annoyed by this???
2006-08-14 07:15:57 · 10 answers · asked by spencer k 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
ok search the word mum on Y! answers... you get things like " my mum and dad split up..." i know the word mum means quiet... i get that part thanks though
2006-08-14 07:22:30 · update #1
PS
raul **** you. if its such a dumbass question and a waste of time why is your answer the longest on on the page? **** you dick lips
2006-08-14 08:01:15 · update #2
Well I don't say either, I say Moma so there you go.
2006-08-14 07:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by tracy211968 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just like you saying Mom or someone saying Mama when the word is MOTHER. They are just using a shortened version of the word, but they say Mum, and they DO spell it with a U. And if you say, well there is not a U in Mother, well in Mama (the generic "first word" of children) there is an A and no A in Mother. Why don't you just stop complaining and do something more productive and better with your life than asking dumbass question like this on Yahoo!Answers.
2006-08-14 07:31:38 · answer #2 · answered by Kai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the "mum" is a noun meaning "secrecy" and "mom" is a noun meaning "mother" and the phrase "Mum's the word" means "Don't tell anyone."
Edited after question was appended:
If you're trying to ask why some people use "mum" to mean "mom," it's because "mum" is the proper informal dialect for "mother" in certain regions of the English speaking world, just as "mom" is the proper informal dialect for "mother" in the U.S.
It's not annoying, it's just the way it is.
2006-08-14 07:24:00 · answer #3 · answered by Mel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it IS MUM and not Mom. Mum means to keep quiet.... so Mum's the word means you won't say anything. It has nothing at all to do with your mother.
2006-08-14 07:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by AzOasis8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
I never used it until knowing more about British folk, but I find it personal now. For me, to say "my mum" or "your mum" gives much more sentimental meaning.
I come from an area where saying mum (referring to mother and not being quiet) is not common place. But now it is for me. I don't even hesitate to say mum.
To each their own.
2006-08-14 07:22:38 · answer #5 · answered by Molly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the expression has always been "mum is the word".
2006-08-14 07:22:09 · answer #6 · answered by my brain hurts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mum means to not talk
2006-08-14 07:21:25 · answer #7 · answered by nickistheman6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its Mum as in mummy but americans call it mom i guess.....or mumma is also a word....
2006-08-14 07:22:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm... i thought it is the same?
2006-08-14 07:23:01 · answer #9 · answered by garfield 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-08-14 07:20:30 · answer #10 · answered by Luci 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋