Glizdka
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If "mom" means "mommy", then "mum" should mean "mummy"
I checked Google Ngram, and it shows "mom" is vastly more common than "mum". However, I can still see "mum" quite a lot in exercises. I know that either u or o can be used to represent /ʌ/ as in "sun" and "son". I'm just wondering why we even have the "mum" spelling in English. It seems logical for "mom" to come from "mother" and "mommy", they all share the same spelling. If you think about it like that, then "mum" should be short for "mummy", not "mommy".
I checked Google Ngram, and it shows "mom" is vastly more common than "mum". However, I can still see "mum" quite a lot in exercises. I know that either u or o can be used to represent /ʌ/ as in "sun" and "son". I'm just wondering why we even have the "mum" spelling in English. It seems logical for "mom" to come from "mother" and "mommy", they all share the same spelling. If you think about it like that, then "mum" should be short for "mummy", not "mommy".