Mommy

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Am I the only one who cannot stand being referred to as a mom, mommy or mommie

I am not American

It is spelt MUMMY

I don't know why this annoys me so much but it sets my teeth on edge

Thanks Crumbs.

I had never heard the term being used in everyday conversation before. They are quite aspirational to put it mildly

I'm Irish from Dublin. My dc call me Mammy but call me Mam, when they are talking about me..
Friends of mine from Galway and Cork call their Mothers Mom but I've not heard the use of Mommy. How an American says Mom and how an Irish person says Mom are worlds apart.
I laughed when a pp said that an adult calling their parent Mammy, Mummy, Mommy was a sign of class.. thankfully here in good auld Ireland we aren't fixated on class.. Seems to be such an issue in the uk..

It sounded wrong; I think someone of her class, especially in the late 1950s would have said "loo."

Loo was a bit slangy in the 60s... I'd have thought 'lavatory' (or lav/lavvy)

"Only airports have lounges" is something I once heard.

My aunt had a breakfast room - except it was actually the dining room as far as I was concerned. It was a biggish room with a galley kitchen directly off it.