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Mom vs. Mum
Mom
/mɒm/Examples:
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Mum
/mʌm/Examples:
'I think she might have been mistrustful, mum,' answered Sloppy, hesitating.'Yes mum,' said the sympathetic Sloppy.'Wery nigh, mum.'
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Mom is typically used in American English, whereas mum is the standard in British English.
- Remember that mum rhymes with plum, which is a fruit popular in British tea time.
- If youre watching American TV shows, youll probably hear mom more often.
- In texts written in the UK, mum will appear more frequently.
- Think of mom as belonging to the land of the free, and mum in the Kings land'.
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