The use of the word 'Mom' in the UK.

[MrsPeacockInTheLibrary]

I was having a debate earlier with a friend regarding the use of Americanisms in the UK and how certain words seem to have taken over or crept in. This is not the topic to debate here - but my general point was that lots of the words people complain are American are actually an Old English or similar word that were taken over by the settlers.

Anyway, I am sure that I have read on here ages ago that there are people who use the word 'Mom' in the UK. Possibly in the Midlands or the Black Country? I am not from anywhere near, or anywhere that does, but I thought I would post and ask to make sure I had not imagined it!

Yes - Birmingham, Black Country etc, Even Stratford upon Avon say Mom.

Yes, has always been 'mom' for me, West Midlands.

Yes - parts of Warwickshire and Worcestershire too.

Definitely. I used to teach in Birmingham and all the kids said "mom". Nothing to do with America

Agree. My 75 year old brummie dad writes mom to this day (to the frustration of my SE born mum)

While it is definitely a thing here in the west midlands, it is still a very different sound than the American "Mom" which is more like an aah sound. Here it really is Mom like Tom.

Yes, large parts of the West Midlands use ‘mom’.
I’m East Midlands and we say ‘mum’.

This subject pops up regularly on here.

'Mom' is regional to parts of England as pps have just said, and it is also used in Ireland.

I was brought up in the West Midlands (Worcestershire) but it was 'Mum' and never 'Mom'.

Yes. Work in the Midlands. When I told someone the "Standard English" version was 'mum', they didn't believe me

Yes definitely, my DP is from Birmingham and says Mom. Even though he doesn’t have a Brummie accent at all.

@NutellaEllaElla but isn’t that just the accent of Americans anyway when saying ‘om’ sounds? Pretty sure an American also says Tom like ‘Tahhm’

Southern softy married to a Brummie, we do the Mum/mom correction all the time with the kids.

Yes we live in the Midlands but I was brought up down south. Desperately trying to stop my DS picking this up, I am very definitely Mum in amongst all the Moms.

[quote BurbageBrook]@NutellaEllaElla but isn’t that just the accent of Americans anyway when saying ‘om’ sounds? Pretty sure an American also says Tom like ‘Tahhm’[/quote]
Yes, but it never really occurred to me to equate the two because even though they're spelled the same, they sound miles apart.

Birmingham. NI too isn’t it?

Yep Mom here in the Midlands too. I prefer it to Mum personally

Yes I thought it was only in the US until I moved to the West Midlands. I come from the East Midlands originally and it’s not used there at all.

I work in West Mids and you can tell when I've written up a family meeting as they are 'mum' (I'm very much not local) and almost all other people's notes are 'mom'. It's pronounced very short, no hanging onto the O sound.

I only know two UK people who say Mom, one from Birmingham and the other Solihull. I assume it's a regional thing!

Brummies.

West Midlands and I say mom, everyone i know says mom. I actually cannot say mum without it feeling strange !

Yep, parts of West Mids it's mom. Mum is used as well. It is just a dialect thing, like Mam in parts of the North.

Yes, DH spells it Mom. He is from the Black Country. My birthday/ Christmas etc cards from DC have always been written 'To Mommy.'

West Midlands here. I prefer the term "mum" personally, but I know a lot of people who say "mom".