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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

About a word "Mom"

Hello.
I am Japanese and studying English.
Could you help me about word "Mom"?
I watched an American drama and in the drama, a man said to a woman, "You're fired, Mom.".
But that woman didn’t look like his mom.
Does word "Mom" also have meaning of "an old lady"?
  

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Any chance he said, "Ma'am," rather than "Mom?" British English speakers, and those from some parts of the U.S. can sound as if they are saying "Mom" when they are actually saying, "Ma'am," which is a contraction of Madam.

Clive is definitely right, though. Mom doesn't have any other meaning than a slang word for mother. Young people and spouses often call their friends' mothers or th
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Hi guys,



'Ma'am' is a nice guess, but I think it unlikely that an employer is going to address his employee, whom he is firing, as 'Ma'am'.
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That would depend on the context in the movie. If it is an older woman and a younger employee who has respect for her, but knows she can't do the job, he or she might address the employee as Ma'am. I can't think of any other context for it unless the employer is either the son of the employee or a close friend who calls her Mom. Or, it could be a sarcastic derogatory name the employee got hung
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Thank you very much for answering my question.

It was very kind and helpful.

I will watch the drama again and think about it.

Best regards,

Anonymous student
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Thank you very much for answering my question.

Best regards,

Anonymous student
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