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Is 'Mum' a term used for female authority or reserved for royalty?

posted 8 years ago by TennmanT
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I'm American... be kind when answering.

...keeps alive the weak, the stupid, the lazy that breed and multiply, weakening the human race

[–] sra94 8 years ago

What? Mum is mom. Ma'am (madam) maybe sounds like mum, but mum is for mothers

[–] OneSimpleIdea 8 years ago

You're mishearing "ma'am" (pronounced in some instances like "palm", and used as a term of respect similar to "sir"), as "mum" (a British synonym for the American "Mom", simply meaning "Mother").

[–] 8 years ago

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[–] TennmanT 8 years ago

I guess I meant "marm", but that is spelled phonetically.

...keeps alive the weak, the stupid, the lazy that breed and multiply, weakening the human race