To be annoyed by the American English on MN

[mrsruffallo]

You know, I was so pissed at him
Mom instead of mum
Mad instead of angry
Sure there are more but I find it really annoying!
AIBU?

Oh yes, can you imagine the uproar and outrage if MN's format changed to allow all that? A goofy avatar and at least four inches of tickers and photoshopped "siggies", all proclaiming how much weight lost, how old the baby is, countdown to when the baby is due calculated to minutes, countdowns tobirthdays, anniversaries, etc.

MN couldn't give a fig for it (I hope) and that's on reason I like it. You're right about why I don't to be a Brit and say things like mum. I'm not a Brit and I'd be a poser (is that an Americanism?) if I said mum. My mom is my mom. My dad is dad, my mil is momma, and fil is pappy. Not a mum in them

I use Britsh terms because I live and work in Britain. My husband and children are British and Scottish people.

I make my living working among British people. I need such a living, we rely on it to eat, so I adapt my spelling and adapt it well.

No one would know, when I write for my clients, that I was not born British.

My children call me 'Mummy'. They are British people, after all.

I do not correct them. Why would I? I do not live in America.

If I wanted them to speak in American accents and spell and say things the American way, then I would take up my mother's generous offer and come into my own and move there.

That is not the point.

I fail to see why this would niggle someone.

I am not bothered that my British children are not like me.

Oh, god, I hope they are not! I am such a dismal failure and now I age I am so ugly into the bargain! God save them that they are like me!

Would I wish they call me 'Mummy' and 'Bubby' as they do, but they have very deep Scottish accents. Really strong.

And from what I can hear, they are very 'working class' like DH.

Oh, dear.

Well, fuck it.

There's far worse in life than a fucking Scottish accent.

Dear expat, thanks for your post.
I just wanted to say to all of you American users that this wasn't a dig at american language in general, but of people who have never stepped foot there using it as their own which can sound quite strange.
I do find it wierd for an English person to say for example I was so pissed at him or yea, like, totally awesome.
I am not mortally offended by this, just a little annoyed.
But it is just my opinion, and not a life or death issue. I am sorry if anyone found my words offensive, was not meant to come across that way.
I love regional and national accents, in fact have one myself being a Londoner!!

i have an irrational dislike of MOM on mumsnet unless i know the poster is american - which of course they maybe and i don't know that they are but in instances where i know they are not - and in general - i hate this term

i didn't realise that Mad was an americanism.

scottish accent is lovely, tho eg v. strong Glaswegian is at the same time gorgeous and incomprehensible.

mom is not strictly American though, is it

have we come full circle...

speedingham

My Mom wasnt American, but thats what we say 'around here'

Cant change something ive said for 37 yrs cos people omn here dont like it.

Nearly everyone i know writes/says 'mom', so im not suddenly gonna start using mum really, its just not the term used.

Could you start calling your mother mum or mam?

Sorry i meant mom or mam

i am not asking you to do that (of course) that is unreasonable.you maintain that it is an enlgish colloquialism. its not one i have heard (obviously).
this is AIBU. i dont think so

I know must people say mum, but my sis and I called our mother mom. And my nan was her mom, if you get me!

My dp and his sis say mom too. MY ds calls me mom and i write mom or mommy in his cards for birthday etc. Occasionally he will put mum in his cards to me, but thats usually when he has made them at school. Obviously, i need to put him straight

Its just the same as northerners saying mam.

mrsruffalo, I agree.

I love (variations of) American English from Americans - but second hand American-Soap-Speak sets my teeth a-twanging.

When dd was little I used to try to get her to call me Mammy or Mommy which are generally what kids call their mothers where I come from - but all the other children used "Mummy" so I had to let it go....

I remember when I was at school one girl called her mother "Mummy" (at the mother's insistance I think) and I think most of the kids were secretly amused at this (think the mother had delusions of granduer!)

There are loads of american mums on mumsnet! Do they have to take an english test now?
Or foreign language speaking mums who may have learned american english rather than queens english through studies etc.

FGS as long as the moms and mums are posting intelligent witty posts, who cares???

When I was little, my brother and I called our mother Mom. We lived in the West Midlands and it just sounds normal if said in an English accent.

Can't remember when I changed to using Mum.

I went out with an N.Irish bloke who called his Mum "mommy" (seriously).

Haven't read past page 1 so this comment probably makes no sense to the conversation by now,