sophiesofa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > People who don't use "my" eg. I saw Mum yesterday > when she's their mum not mine. Hang on sophiesofa, whose Mum would it be? 'Mum' is used like a name, so if you know the person referred to it's legitimate. Same for naming a friend who is mutually known to both parties: - I saw Nigel on Friday, he's been made redundant - Nigel who? - You know, my friend Nigel = bad but - I saw Nigel on Friday, he says hi - Oh yeah, how's he doing? = OK