| Mumism:
Common sentences and quotations used by mother's world-wide. "Mumisms" are
genetically built into all mothers and are passed on from generation to generation.
Sometimes found in other people's speech and includes repeated use of clichés that make
one's voice sound exactly like their mother's (see mother tongue). |
See if you recognise any of these:
- "Who'll end up walking, bathing and feeding it...?"
- "Wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident and have to go to hospital."
- "If Chris jumped off a cliff would you do it too?"
- "Who do you think you are?"
- "There are millions of starving children in Africa who would work for a week for that potatoe"
- "Do you think that money grows on trees?"
- "What will the neighbours think?"
- "The wind will change one day and your face will stay like that!"
- "If I catch you doing that one more time, I'll..."
- "What's for dinner...? It's a surprise!"
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