Spy Car Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Help solving a raging debate in our house-hold. While I suppose both are "colloquial" and perhaps equally correct (or incorrect) if you were going to transcribe a child's "narration" would you write: 1) I love Mamma 2) I love Momma Note the Mamma/Momma in this sentence refers to the child's mother (not a nanny). Bill (who urges you to vote "correctly" :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 "I love Mama." (Like the correlative, "papa".) :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Mama If I had to choose one of your options I would go with Momma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Mama. :running and ducking, cause I'm pretty sure that's not helpful: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 "I love Mama." :P There's one in every crowd :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I'm with Abbey. I've always spelled it "mama". Sorry to mess things up! Chelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 OK. Four in every crowd :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 There's one in every crowd :D Apparently in this crowd there are several. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I'm afraid I can't help. My youngest just yesterday morning told me what a lovely mum I was. She also calls me mummy. Oldest is strictly mum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I would spell it Momma if those were the two c hoices, but Mama would be what I have always used. ducking and running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Mama. And that's how it's spelled on Mama's Family, which should be the final authority. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in PA Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I've only ever seen it spelled "Mama." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabeline Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I agree. Mama (as in the spanish pronounciation) is what I am called. But from your choices Momma just looks better. I don't know why but "Mamma" looks like mammy to me.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 *Cindy waits for the "other" option* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janna Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 See? You can't win. You Just. Can't. Win. Keep hopin', Bill. Keep hopin'. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 See? You can't win. You Just. Can't. Win. Keep hopin', Bill. Keep hopin'. :D On the bright side, they're both "wrong." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Mama. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 mom⋅ma /ˈmɒmə/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [mom-uh] Show IPA Pronunciation –noun mama. mam⋅ma1 /ˈmɑmə, məˈmɑ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [mah-muh, muh-mah] Show IPA Pronunciation –noun mama. :lol: from Dictionary.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I vote for momma here, though if the kids wrote it down they would do mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I voted "Momma" because if spelled with two "a's" I spell it with one "m" Mama:-) Carrie:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Okay, you forgot the "other" poll option! I'm another "Mama" user. If I had to choose between only your two options, though, I'd choose "Momma." "Mamma" just looks odd to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat19 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I have to agree with everyone who says Mama :001_smile: Sorry~I didn't vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Mama. :) But mamma doesn't look right, so I vote momma if I have to, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanga Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Sorry, but I am another vote for mama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 *Cindy wonders whether Bill represents the single vote for Mamma.* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 "I love Mama." (Like the correlative, "papa".) :P :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I am another "mama" fan. That's what my kids call my mother. And my dad is "papa". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 "(Like the correlative, "papa".) i prefer a simple Mom, altho the littler ones usually call me Mommy. my own mom preferred Mother. a friend's kids call her Ma. if i was writing down a narrative of mama, I'd likely use the spelling abbey referenced for the reason mentioned, and if i had to choose from your two options I'd go w/ momma. :D what number am I?? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 Okay, you forgot the "other" poll option! I didn't forget. It was a deliberate act, done with malice aforethough :D Bill (who knows better than to give you an "other" :tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Mama. The other ways are wrong. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 *Cindy wonders whether Bill represents the single vote for Mamma.* Don't want to skew the poll, but guess again :D Bill (who likes the voting thus far :tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 As further evidence for how "wrong" your two options are, I offer the track listings for Spring Awakening: http://www.amazon.com/Spring-Awakening-2006-Original-Broadway/dp/B000J3FBFC (Now I'm going to be humming "Mama Who Bore Me" all night...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmomtutu Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 mama....mama....mama mia or 2nd would be momma:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 As further evidence for how "wrong" your two options are, I offer the track listings for Spring Awakening:http://www.amazon.com/Spring-Awakening-2006-Original-Broadway/dp/B000J3FBFC (Now I'm going to be humming "Mama Who Bore Me" all night...) Oh yea, well I was going to tell you about the movie I Remember Momma but it turns out it's I Remember Mama :tongue_smilie: Doesn't matter....I win :tongue_smilie: Bill (no other) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 mama....mama....mama mia or 2nd would be momma:) Mamma Mia. My wife showed me the DVD cover as evidence. I said, "that's Italian", doesn't count :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I agree---both poll choices are wrong. It's Mama! yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Just in case you haven't heard it enough . . . MAMA :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Definitely mama - that means it is a tie, Bill! So what was the bet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Well, I guess my sig line votes for me. Fwiw, I *have* seen "Momma"--generally in the AA community. I think "Mamma" would be pronounced w/ a short a--like "Mammy" on Gone W/ the Wind, but a different ending. GL! I know how those debates rage. So far, dh has won every pronunciation battle we've had. Apparently, all my vocab comes from books I've read, so I haven't heard the words pronounced & Dictionary.com always sides w/ him. :glare: At least he never questions my spelling. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Neither. I spell it "Mama." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Neither. We spell it "Mama." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffinmom Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Mama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 definitely Mama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 "I love Mama." (Like the correlative, "papa".) :P :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgilli3 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Now if there was an "other" button - I would have said MUM ( the others are very American...lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needleroozer Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Yet another vote for Mama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Another vote for Mama.... Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Definitely Mama. Mamma is Italian, as in Mamma Mia! (the saying, the song and the movie). In Italian you also linger on the ms as you say it. I wish you could hear me say it :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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