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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: shaggy dogs #95585 02/21/2003 2:31 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Juan, you taking over ron obvious's job? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: shaggy dogs #95586 02/21/2003 3:19 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Juan, you taking over ron obvious's job? No, AnnaS...he's ron obvious, I'm WO'N obvious, 'member? Whit said, obscuringly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: shaggy dogs #95587 02/21/2003 5:24 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont "Mummy, can we wrap this up?" he asked swiftly. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mom Mum Mommy Mummy #95588 02/22/2003 3:38 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA in the UK we tend to use 'mum' and 'mummy' while in the USA you tend to use 'mom' and 'mommy'. Wonder how that happened. I was scolded for using "Mummy" as my Mother said she was not an embalmed Egyptian! Actually, I called my mother "Mother." and that's what my sons call me. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mom Mum Mommy Mummy #95589 02/22/2003 5:15 PM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina sjm old hand sjm old hand Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina >Actually, I called my mother "Mother." and that's what my sons call me. My Dadand his siblings all called their father "Father", and that is what his grandchildren all call him too. He died a month before I was born, but when any of his grandchildren speak of "Father" we know instantly to whom they refer. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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