to not understand why so many OPs use the word 'mom' when they are not American.

[LuluJakey1]

I regularly see posts on MN where the OP uses the word 'mom' instead of mum/mother. At first I thought they wete all American OPs but now I tealise many are British. Is it just me who finds it a bit of an affectation?

My Irish friend calls her mum mom.

Hopefully this thread will help you understand!

Well you learn something everyday. I had assumed it was some awful creeping Americanism like baby showers and trick or treat.
Also they would have got it from here like fall which is the older English word.

Didn't realise 'mom' was used in the midlands. I can now stop being grumpy at the assumption it's Americanism taking over.

BAN THE BRUMMIES FOR NOT BEING BRITISH ENOUGH!

Or maybe not...

mom has become very popular recently

Outside Americans and Midlanders? Do you have any source for that statement, because it certainly doesn't match my experience.

Ireland? South Africa, much of Africa??

its the homogenisation I don't like.

My mum's family from Birmingham use Mom. Although she is mum to me as has slight Hyancinth Bucket tendencies (in denial about her Brum roots) and has a v dim view on any slight Americanism. I don't dare tell her my friends are planning to throw me a baby shower!

its the homogenisation I don't like

In what context? It would seem from this thread alone that there are many variations on what to call your mother.

I'm a Brummie and can't stand the word 'mom' I always use 'mum'.

I hate seeing it written as 'mom' it just doesn't look right, like it's downplayed if that makes sense.. No.. It doesn't really make sense. I just don't like it.

What's wrong with 'can I get'? It's what I say (Scottish)

I say mum, although lots of people say maw round here too

I'm from the Black Country and everyone I know says Mom. If I said or wrote 'Mum' it would feel really wrong!

For me, Mammie evokes images of large black Southern USA ladies. Not Mam, though which I think of as from the North East of England. The Brummie Mom confuses me because it doesn't really sound like that when spoken and certainly doesn't sound like the American Mom.

The Queen, of course, is always Ma'am as in jam.

Not all midlanders though. I am a midlander (south) and me and everyone I know always use mum. Dh from the 'north' of the Black Country uses mom. I find this weird enough without the fact she refers to herself as mommy.

Bleurgh.

I call DM mum, DSis calls her mum when speaking to her, but mom when talking about her. Odd.

I use mam and mammy or sometimes just use her christian name. My siblings use mum or mother.

Each to their own.

I always thought it was an americanism, and got my DH to write mum instead of mom on birthday/Christmas cards to his brummie mother - whoops!

I used to find it irritating cards all with mum, not mom, not order cards from moonpig or buy them when over in the states, my daughter calls my mommy, but I'm a expat brummie.

I live in Birmingham but I'm actually from London. Yes Mom / Mommy is a Midlands/ Black Country thing and it drives me crazy!!!!

My child will be using Mum and Mummy!!

My 'mum' has always been Mom. We're from the Black Country where it is very definitely regional. Everyone I know from the same area uses 'Mom', most of the birthday cards in shops are addressed to 'Mom'.

It annoys me when people assume it's American/an affectation, and refuse to accept any explanations to the contrary.

I'm a 'mom'. I was born in South Africa where we use mom all the time. I prefer mom or mommy to mum