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[impulsereader]

So now I am Learning All About Cricket.

Is it OOC of Sherlock to be a decent bowler?

ETA - I have no idea what this means, but I'm having fun trying to puzzle it out...

The ball following a front foot no-ball will be a free-hit for the batsman, whereby he is safe from losing his wicket except for being run-out.

Edited again - sneering Mycroft aside, do we think the boys actually call their mother Mummy? as adults? I'm not sure I can make myself do that.

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[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Ah. I see. That is very good to know. Thank you!

I did write it that way in the end, and I can't explain why. To my ear it sounds off, but I went with Mummy and Father. Is Father right? I am compelled to ask..

[natsuko1978.livejournal.com]

I know a LOT of adults who still call their maternal relative "Mummy". But the only people who still call their fathers "Daddy" are female. Mummy and Father sound about right.

Unless, as was common in my (middle class, privately educated) peer group, they play around with names. Ma and Pa (Mummy and Pa?), Pater and Mater, even Mama and Papa (in fun). I often call my father "Vati" which is German for Daddy and is pronounced "Farty".

All of which implies a remotely good familial relationship. Sherlock and Mycroft seem much more likely to use "Father" somehow...

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Well, and I had to weaponize Sherlock's parents for the purpose of upsetting him. I am happy to report that John caught on quite quickly and the angst is fairly short lived, but I'm stuck with a couple of characters straight out of hell as a result.

I've observed that those who address their parents fondly as you describe are the ones who have a great relationship with them and are very well-adjusted because of it. :-)