Words for grandparents

[Tom Kysilko]

A friend of Swedish descent called his grandparents "Mor-mor" and "Pa-pa",
(the two vowels equal in the latter.)  He claims that this is common among
Swedes.  Just yesterday I saw (in Minneapolis) a bumper sticker referring
to "Mor-Mors" collectively.

At 07:47 PM 10/19/2000 -0700, Gabrielle Kindell wrote:
>I'm from Eastern Kentucky, and it is very common for people to call their
>grandparents Mamaw (for grandmother) and Papaw (for grandfather). I'm not
>sure exactly how far this trend reaches, and I wonder if these words might
>also be used in other parts of the country?


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  Tom Kysilko        Practical Data Services
  pds at visi.com       Saint Paul MN USA
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