Page 2 | To wish people wouldn't use the word "nana"

IDoughnutKnow · 2023-07-26T18:25:38+00:00

Unless you are a toddler and are talking about bananas. People never used it back in the good old days of MN.

ItsNotTheGirlsWhoRiotAndStartWars · 26/07/2023 19:32

Not sure what business it is of yours what I call my grandmother

Blossomtoes · 26/07/2023 19:33

curtaintwitcher23 · 26/07/2023 19:30

My Mum always recoiled at the thought of being called Nanna but I really don't understand why - it must have some subconscious origins somewhere

I don’t blame her, it’s awful. My family has grannies.

TomatoSandwiches · 26/07/2023 19:33

If I want to use that as a word then quite frankly it's nana your business.

greenteaandmarshmallows · 26/07/2023 19:34

WiseUpJanetWeiss · 26/07/2023 19:32

At risk of turning this into a TAAT, it’s barna, not ‘nana so YANBU.

You call your grandma barna?

minou123 · 26/07/2023 19:34

greenteaandmarshmallows · 26/07/2023 19:30

Nana and 'nana are pronounced differently usually

Oh, is this about shortening banana to nana?

You're right, i also think the pronunciation is different.

Grandmother- nana, short sharp 'a'
Banana - nana, long 'a' sound. Like nar nar

AnotherThingToThinkAbout · 26/07/2023 19:35

Blossomtoes · 26/07/2023 19:33

I don’t blame her, it’s awful. My family has grannies.

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Why is it awful?

My family tried to work it so you had a different name for each. So I had a granny and a nana. (as do my own children).

Kimfluencer · 26/07/2023 19:35

Maybe 🍌 should be the new biscuit?

DinnaeFashYersel · 26/07/2023 19:35

Amazingly there are different regional and local variations of dialect across the UK

Shocker.

ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 26/07/2023 19:36

TomatoSandwiches · 26/07/2023 19:33

If I want to use that as a word then quite frankly it's nana your business.

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DanceMumTaxi · 26/07/2023 19:36

My kids call my mum Nana, she thinks Grandma sounds really old.

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IDoughnutKnow · 26/07/2023 19:36

Oh - sorry. I confused matters by mentioning bananas. I meant "Nanna" as in "Granny". I was only thinking about bananas because I've read several threads recently and my mind has thought "banana" when someone has said "Nana". But, yes, I mean "Nana" as in "Nanna". Someone upthread said they preferred Nana to Nanny, but I think Nanny should be outlawed too (unless it's of the Rees Mogg type, in which case it's a perfectly good name).

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IDoughnutKnow · 26/07/2023 19:37

Kimfluencer · 26/07/2023 19:35

Maybe 🍌 should be the new biscuit?

It looks ruder than biscuits.

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Lovingitallnow · 26/07/2023 19:37

I have a Nana, my kids have a Nana, we will be celebrating the crap out of Halloween and we are looking forward to Santa coming.

Regholdsworthswaterbed · 26/07/2023 19:37

Blossomtoes · 26/07/2023 19:33

I don’t blame her, it’s awful. My family has grannies.

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I hate granny it sounds so old. Also my mum's surname is Smith so it was definitely a no from her!

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IDoughnutKnow · 26/07/2023 19:37

sevenbyseven · 26/07/2023 19:32

Ambiguous post OP. You nana 😉

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minou123 · 26/07/2023 19:38

IDoughnutKnow · 26/07/2023 19:36

Oh - sorry. I confused matters by mentioning bananas. I meant "Nanna" as in "Granny". I was only thinking about bananas because I've read several threads recently and my mind has thought "banana" when someone has said "Nana". But, yes, I mean "Nana" as in "Nanna". Someone upthread said they preferred Nana to Nanny, but I think Nanny should be outlawed too (unless it's of the Rees Mogg type, in which case it's a perfectly good name).

Well, in that case YABU.

Toottooot · 26/07/2023 19:38

Do you prefer grunny?

AnotherThingToThinkAbout · 26/07/2023 19:38

IDoughnutKnow · 26/07/2023 19:36

Oh - sorry. I confused matters by mentioning bananas. I meant "Nanna" as in "Granny". I was only thinking about bananas because I've read several threads recently and my mind has thought "banana" when someone has said "Nana". But, yes, I mean "Nana" as in "Nanna". Someone upthread said they preferred Nana to Nanny, but I think Nanny should be outlawed too (unless it's of the Rees Mogg type, in which case it's a perfectly good name).

But you still haven't explained why nana / nanna is so offensive to you? As many of us have (or had) nanas that we really love, you should explain...

Coffeaddict · 26/07/2023 19:39

IDoughnutKnow · 26/07/2023 19:36

Oh - sorry. I confused matters by mentioning bananas. I meant "Nanna" as in "Granny". I was only thinking about bananas because I've read several threads recently and my mind has thought "banana" when someone has said "Nana". But, yes, I mean "Nana" as in "Nanna". Someone upthread said they preferred Nana to Nanny, but I think Nanny should be outlawed too (unless it's of the Rees Mogg type, in which case it's a perfectly good name).

But as others have pointed out, it can be very regional. Certainly very common in ireland.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 26/07/2023 19:39

IDoughnutKnow · 26/07/2023 19:36

Oh - sorry. I confused matters by mentioning bananas. I meant "Nanna" as in "Granny". I was only thinking about bananas because I've read several threads recently and my mind has thought "banana" when someone has said "Nana". But, yes, I mean "Nana" as in "Nanna". Someone upthread said they preferred Nana to Nanny, but I think Nanny should be outlawed too (unless it's of the Rees Mogg type, in which case it's a perfectly good name).

Are you going to outlaw Nonnas as well? And Nanis? And Nai Nais?

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IDoughnutKnow · 26/07/2023 19:39

Lovingitallnow · 26/07/2023 19:37

I have a Nana, my kids have a Nana, we will be celebrating the crap out of Halloween and we are looking forward to Santa coming.

🍌

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NancyJoan · 26/07/2023 19:39

Regholdsworthswaterbed · 26/07/2023 19:37

I hate granny it sounds so old. Also my mum's surname is Smith so it was definitely a no from her!

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It’s funny, our associations. To me, Nanna sounds much, much older than Granny or Grandma.

Rubyupbeat · 26/07/2023 19:39

We have used Nana for generations, my Nana called hers Nana.over 100 years back and probably further than that, I hope to be a Nana too.

HalloumiLuvver · 26/07/2023 19:40

TomatoSandwiches · 26/07/2023 19:33

If I want to use that as a word then quite frankly it's nana your business.

👏👏👏

ArmWrestlingWithChasNDave · 26/07/2023 19:40

IDoughnutKnow · 26/07/2023 19:36

Oh - sorry. I confused matters by mentioning bananas. I meant "Nanna" as in "Granny". I was only thinking about bananas because I've read several threads recently and my mind has thought "banana" when someone has said "Nana". But, yes, I mean "Nana" as in "Nanna". Someone upthread said they preferred Nana to Nanny, but I think Nanny should be outlawed too (unless it's of the Rees Mogg type, in which case it's a perfectly good name).

You should be sorry for being an insufferable snob, not for being shit at writing.