tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post991015964615548009..comments2023-10-29T05:46:56.444-04:00Comments on Writing Roseanna: Word of the Week - NunRoseanna Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-41396957425370435772018-02-06T08:43:57.601-05:002018-02-06T08:43:57.601-05:00Wow, I love learning something new! That nun comes...Wow, I love learning something new! That nun comes from a term of familiarity makes perfect sense. It's the same with "pope," which to our ears sounds so formal. but the Italians call him "papa," which, obviously, just means "papa." So they call him Dad. :)<br /><br />I call(ed) both my grandmas Grandma. Very English in my roots, here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-20244731655585652922018-02-06T08:42:26.673-05:002018-02-06T08:42:26.673-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-14362539934611652132018-02-06T07:21:42.128-05:002018-02-06T07:21:42.128-05:00I never called my Grandmother Nan or nana, at leas...I never called my Grandmother Nan or nana, at least not often, but its a fairly common term in Britain: especially in the north, I believe. English Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-82533495346095193882018-02-05T22:41:38.173-05:002018-02-05T22:41:38.173-05:00I call my grandma Mamaw. I call my grandma Mamaw. Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161144492587350634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-31143188393306090192018-02-05T12:19:41.097-05:002018-02-05T12:19:41.097-05:00My daughter’s kids call their other grandparents O...My daughter’s kids call their other grandparents Oma and Opa . Lutheran, German! Paula Shreckhisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950258738360858885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-55664209419839060562018-02-05T12:18:32.873-05:002018-02-05T12:18:32.873-05:00We called them Grandma and their last name. My mot...We called them Grandma and their last name. My mother who is 101 years old is called Grandma Mary by my kids and grandkids. They call me Grandma Paula . Paula Shreckhisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950258738360858885noreply@blogger.com