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Discussion Groups / English Usage / May 2009Mothers Day Return
Oh yeah, forgot, happy Mothers' Day! Is this, "Mothers Day" or "Mother's Day" or "Mothers' Day"? Mother's Day seems a good day for my return. Ain't ya tickled?  SignaturePurl Gurl -- This is to the native American poster who I believe to be a woman, but for some reason is gotten up like Groucho Marx: Excuse me? -- Margo Howard, 11/19/2008 >Oh yeah, forgot, happy Mothers' Day! Hello Mother! >Is this, "Mothers Day" or "Mother's Day" or "Mothers' Day"? Whichever you like although it is usually "Mother's Day" (how many mothers does it take to give birth to one baby?). >Mother's Day seems a good day for my return. Ain't ya tickled? The date varies from country to country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day#Dates_around_the_world In Britain and Ireland it was March 22 this year. That's because it started way way back as a Christian festival long before Anna Jarvis invented the modern Mother's Day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Jarvis You can come again on May 15, May 26, May 27, May 31, May 30, June 1, etc. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) PG posted: [ ... ] > Whichever you like although it is usually "Mother's Day" (how many > mothers does it take to give birth to one baby?). I guess that one is the minimum, although when Mrs. Bob's niece Melissa, an obstetrician and mother, is presiding ... > >Mother's Day seems a good day for my return. Ain't ya tickled? I can barely contain myself. Much, I suppose, as your clothes can barely contain your ten-foot fundament. SignatureNo more sigs for PG > PG posted: (snipped) >>> Mother's Day seems a good day for my return. Ain't ya tickled? > I can barely contain myself. Have you considered a girdle? SignaturePurl Gurl -- This is to the native American poster who I believe to be a woman, but for some reason is gotten up like Groucho Marx: Excuse me? -- Margo Howard, 11/19/2008 Peter Duncanson wrote: >> Oh yeah, forgot, happy Mothers' Day! > Hello Mother! I ain't your momma! >> Mother's Day seems a good day for my return. Ain't ya tickled? > The date varies from country to country. > You can come again on May 15, May 26, May 27, May 31, May 30, June 1, > etc. Are you trying to get rid of me? SignaturePurl Gurl -- This is to the native American poster who I believe to be a woman, but for some reason is gotten up like Groucho Marx: Excuse me? -- Margo Howard, 11/19/2008 > The date varies from country to country. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day#Dates_around_the_world > In Britain and Ireland it was March 22 this year. Wash your mouth out with soap and water. That was Mothering Sunday. Regards Jonathan >> The date varies from country to country. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day#Dates_around_the_world >> In Britain and Ireland it was March 22 this year. > >Wash your mouth out with soap and water. That was Mothering Sunday. It also doubles as Mother's Day for commercial purposes. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) > Oh yeah, forgot, happy Mothers' Day! > > Is this, "Mothers Day" or "Mother's Day" or "Mothers' Day"? Weird position for a comma. Anyway, it's none of the above - "Mothering Sunday". > Mother's Day seems a good day for my return. Ain't ya tickled? Not especially. Will. billrigby@hotmail.com set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time continuum: >> Oh yeah, forgot, happy Mothers' Day! >> >> Is this, "Mothers Day" or "Mother's Day" or "Mothers' Day"? > > Weird position for a comma. Anyway, it's none of the above - > "Mothering Sunday". Thought we had that back in March. Signatureξ:) Proud to be curly Interchange the alphabetic letter groups to reply > Oh yeah, forgot, happy Mothers' Day! > > Is this, "Mothers Day" or "Mother's Day" or "Mothers' Day"? > > Mother's Day seems a good day for my return. Ain't ya tickled? I did think "Here comesthat mother again." --Jeff SignatureThe comfort of the wealthy has always depended upon an abundant supply of the poor. --Voltaire >> Oh yeah, forgot, happy Mothers' Day! >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >I did think "Here comesthat mother again." President Obama, at the recent White House Correspondent's Association dinner, made a number of jokes about his staff. One of them was about Rahm Emanuel - notorious for his use of profanity - about whom he said "This is a tough holiday for Rahm Emanuel because he's not used to saying the word 'day' after 'mother.'". SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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