🌍 American vs British · spelling

mom vs mum

An informal word for one's mother.

American

mom

“I'm calling my mom to wish her happy birthday.”

British

mum

“I'm calling my mum to wish her happy birthday.”

Good to know

Americans say "mom" and Britons say "mum"; the related spellings "momma"/"mama" and "mummy" follow suit. Parts of the English Midlands also use "mom," so the divide isn't absolute.

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