Words for grandparents

[Laurence Horn]

At 2:08 PM -0400 10/20/00, David Bergdahl wrote:
>Remember Moms Maberley?

Not as well as I remember Moms Mabley...


>"Chase, Jeffrey" wrote:
>
>>  That reminds me of a New York Cityism that I've never heard anywhere else:
>>  calling your mother 'Moms'.  I've never heard it anywhere else.  Example:
>>  "You'd better tell your Moms that you're staying here for dinner."