Smudger
master brummie
I had photo`s of me as a teen posing with a guitar, & i think i was quite handsome. I look in the mirror these days & wonder who that ugly bugger is staring back. C`est la vie.
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adap2it
master brummie
True enough...when you hear your own voice as you are speaking, it really is a little distorted by the fact that you are talking and hearing at the same time. Really is hard to describe in logical terms as opposed to the visual experience, which is the reverse of what you are used to seeing in the mirror. I was horrified the first time I saw my self on video, both visually and audibly. I disliked my mannerism, which I was totally unaware of until that time. Same with the accent, I accept that I still sound like a brummie, although I'm unaware of it when speaking.
Dave A
A Sparks
master brummie
I did a radio interview for BBC Radio Birmingham back in the 80's and my father taped it - oh my gosh I sounded awful! It wasn't so much the accent but the way I spoke.
I really hate it when you can sometimes hear your voice repeated back on certain phone calls!
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Not sure if this is the right place but I have a statement to do with our accent which may have appeared before.
It's this: I would love a Christmas card or birthday card 'To MOM' rather than 'Mum'. Has any MOM ever received one? Where can you get one?
It's this: I would love a Christmas card or birthday card 'To MOM' rather than 'Mum'. Has any MOM ever received one? Where can you get one?
adap2it
master brummie
To OUR MOM would be even better.
Dave A
A Sparks
master brummie
I've never seen one!
We had an American girl working with us a few years ago - of course they say 'Mom' as well. I did explain to her that it was a waste of time looking for cards with Mom on here in the UK!
Radiorails
master brummie
There are many MOM cards available via the internet. Some you can buy, others download.
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Thank you for the responses, I shall have to have a look at the internet. One of my favourite cards was made by my son at Cubs (20 years ago). They were making Valentine Cards and were told not to sign them as the sender was supposed to remain a secret. So on the day I had a lovely card which read 'Happy Valentine's Day to My Mom, From Guess Who'!!
Now I'll let the thread get back to topic.
Now I'll let the thread get back to topic.
Radiorails
master brummie
Your comment, Lady P, about not signing the card with a name. I have always understood Valentine cards were to be sent by a 'secret admirer'. I guess to all the ladies who received them it must have given them a thrill. Nowadays that anonymity, I suspect, has gone and it is just like a birthday or Christmas card.
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i agree dave....when talking i have only ever known sayings such as (our mom took me to park today" not "our mum took me to the park today" over the years i have received lots of cards with mom on but then we started to see more with mum on them...any road up i shall stick to mom which is what my kids always call me
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Radiorails
master brummie
I have always noticed that Midlanders usually say MOM rather than West Country folk who say MUM. I guess it is quite regional and probably all comes down to whoever controls greetings card designs.
However there are many people, such as me, who cannot (except when a small baby) remember calling anyone mom or mum.
However there are many people, such as me, who cannot (except when a small baby) remember calling anyone mom or mum.
superdad3
master brummie
My wife (Kings Heath - born & bred) always says mom. In Liverpool it's mum. After 50 yrs of marriage still don't agree on this but I guess both are just as correct. Mind you, in Liverpool if you were from an even rougher part than I was, it was mam or our mam..
When in Rome........................
When in Rome........................
Radiorails
master brummie
maypolebaz
master brummie
It's "Mum" in this part of Cheshire too.
Funnily enough, when I was in the Army I was told the correct way to address the Queen, (just in case, like!). You were to start off by saying "Your Majesty" and from then on you called her "Mum".
I wonder what Prince Wagga calls her ?
Funnily enough, when I was in the Army I was told the correct way to address the Queen, (just in case, like!). You were to start off by saying "Your Majesty" and from then on you called her "Mum".
I wonder what Prince Wagga calls her ?
Radiorails
master brummie
In the RAF I was informed it was Ma'am, pronounced mam with an elongated 'a' rather like the 'a' in jam. Of course it depends on the accent, if any, of the person who informs you. 
But that was in the time before tv changed our language.
But that was in the time before tv changed our language.
DavidGrain
master brummie
Mom is definitely a regional West Midlands term with Mum in the rest of the country. Incidentally, Mom is the term which has gone over to America. A few years back I was in a newsagent/card shop and the young daughter of the Asian shop owners was talking to one of the staff (a white lady) because she could not find a Mother's Day card that said Mom.
In answer to Maypolebaz, I think the Royals use Ma and Pa.
In answer to Maypolebaz, I think the Royals use Ma and Pa.
Elmdon Boy
master brummie
Ive always written it down as Mum, and I'm a true Brummie, don't think it really matters.
maypolebaz
master brummie
My God, Smudger, did this staff car have Front Four steering ? Was it pink in colour ? Was "My Lady"'s Christian name Penelope ? Is your real name Parker ? Thunderbirds are Go !
richardinwales
master brummie
I moved to South Wales thirty years ago and as a nurse I had to learn to speak English with a South Wales (think Niel Kinnock) accent as many of the older patients had trouble understanding me. You never loose your accent.
Many years ago my wife and I were in Paris and walked into a bar and I ordered (in my best French) drinks...the barman asked me in English which part of Birmingham I was from!!! Turns out he'd worked there for a couple of years
Many years ago my wife and I were in Paris and walked into a bar and I ordered (in my best French) drinks...the barman asked me in English which part of Birmingham I was from!!! Turns out he'd worked there for a couple of years
I Am Nico
master brummie
Stourbridge Nan said mom, mum called her muth, dad from Cov said mam, I said mum
Mum's posh boss's children said Mater. She couldn't believe it.
I Am Nico
master brummie
When requesting copy changes (when I was working at the newspaper, ) from a stately home, I forget the name, I used to ask for The Lady Bray, or Braye and I had to address her as such, dropping the 'The' when directly speaking to her, and I addressed her proofs to The Lady Braye. One of the journalists was the daughter of Lady Ashe - Roy, but there was no The, in front.
Stevebrain
New Member
Always used Mom, always will. My wife uses Mum but doesn't practice what she preaches. I've taught our kids Mom, but I think I've lost that particular vernacular.
I think "Gullies" for alleyways. Snicket? Never come across that one in Brum. Hope I'm Being helpful, not critical. Life long Brumy.
I always thought a ‘snicket ’ was a blind alleyway, leading to either a doorway, or a just a blank wall.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
prob,mattor
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
A “snicket” is an alleyway or passageway, the word is used to mean a path, typically between fences or walls, in an open space or field, or between gardens.for a passageway between two houses, namely 'Snicket' This was known as 'the gulley' or 'the gullet'. .... are often quite long alleyways or passages.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
i thought it was a chocolate bar
DavidGrain
master brummie
I had not heard the word snicket before. When I was describing the Back-to-backs to a friend from Liverpool she said 'so there's no ginnel behind them?'.
This is a quote from Wikipedia.
Informants from the north west of England speak up in favour of the snicket, a noun of uncertain origin first recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in a Victorian glossary of the dialect of the Lake District. Another term, ginnel, is also widely used in Greater Manchester and parts of Yorkshire.
I once lead a walk through what I have called the 'alleyway' and at the end of the walk, the walks programme organiser in thanking me said. 'We have walked through some narrow gullies and some long gullies but that was the longest, narrowest gulley we have been through'.
I shall copy this post to the Alleywaya thread
This is a quote from Wikipedia.
Informants from the north west of England speak up in favour of the snicket, a noun of uncertain origin first recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in a Victorian glossary of the dialect of the Lake District. Another term, ginnel, is also widely used in Greater Manchester and parts of Yorkshire.
I once lead a walk through what I have called the 'alleyway' and at the end of the walk, the walks programme organiser in thanking me said. 'We have walked through some narrow gullies and some long gullies but that was the longest, narrowest gulley we have been through'.
I shall copy this post to the Alleywaya thread