| 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:
- "If I catch you doing that one more time, I'll..."
- "Wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident and have to go to hospital."
- "Honestly... You'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on!"
- "What will the neighbours think?"
- "If Chris jumped off a cliff would you do it too?"
- "What's for dinner...? It's a surprise!"
- "Why didn't you go before we got in the car?"
- "Am I embarrassing you? Really? Am I?"
- "What exactly were you doing until 4AM?"
- "How do you know you don't like it if you haven't tried it?"
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