You're writing something about your mom for whatever reason (it really doesn't matter). Which of these two spellings would you personally be more likely to write?
I wouldn't use either to describe my own mother, but since you seem to be asking which way we'd spell the word you have in mind, it would be Mama. I don't really see what difference it makes, though; they're just variants of the same thing.
BTW, this question is inspired by a small debate I had with Mrs Macho. She has our kids call her this and she spells it "mama". I spell it "momma". I personally use "mom" when referring to my own mom though.
I can't see myself referring to my mom that way unless it's as an intentionally exaggerated colloquialism. In the unlikely event I used it, I'd go with "momma." "Mama" reads to me as infant babble.
I voted Momma, because the little dinosaur used to call his dad "Notdamomma", but really I wouldn't use either of these. Just Mom. My wife calls hers "Mama", because that is how you write and spell "Mom" in German.
We've been calling my mom by her first name (or really, a diminutive form of her first name), gosh, since we were teens. Most people think it's weird. That's just the relationship we have with her. Growing up all our friends loved our mom. She was
I call my mom her first name all the time. A few years ago my sister had a baby shower where we invited relatives whom I hadn't seen in a while. When I called by her first name, my aunt (moms sister) was like, "you really let them call you by name?"
Hahaha for us I think it's a goofiness that definitely runs in my mom's side of the family. For instance, her sister's name is Karen and we often call her "Special K."
The question asks which we'd be more likely to write. As I initially stated, it is unlikely that I would write either. I am thoroughly capable or writing either "mama" or "momma".
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