| 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:
- "I'm going to give you until I count to three..."
- "Do you think your clothes are going to pick themselves up?"
- "Electrical sockets are not for babies..."
- "Ask your father (closely followed by "Ask your Mother")"
- "If you cut your legs off in that lawnmower, don't come running to me!"
- "Honestly, that cardigan looks great on you - the girls had better watch out with you around!"
- "Bored! How can you be bored? I was never bored at your age."
- "I don't care who started it, I said stop it now!"
- "I swear you kids are going to drive me crazy one day"
- "Cut your hair! You look like a hippie."
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