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Math or Maths?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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American's say "math" where as Brits say "maths", what is the correct saying?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It's short for Mathematics....

    Math would be an abbreviation I guess, and Mathematics would be an ellision type thing.
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Maths.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If you had a math lesson, you would only do one sum, surely?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    definately maths.
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    smitherzsmitherz Posts: 968 Part of The Mix Family
    Maths :yes:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Makoto wrote:
    American's say "math" where as Brits say "maths", what is the correct saying?

    They may say they speak English, but its a lie. They should say maths.
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    BunnieBunnie Posts: 6,099 Master Poster
    I say maths...therefore it must be right! :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I say maths, all the mathematics lecturers on my course say maths, so make up your own mind ;). The only guy who struggles is this Hungarian guy and whenever he speaks its like hes got trapped wind, keeps stopping like he's trying not to burp. I love the way he says big mathsy words though. 'These two vectors are colinearly dependant'. Ahh :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I always say maths however in my coursework i was putting "math problems" because i thought that was the proper way to say it :blush: maybe not after reading this post.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    most defo maths. Yanks cant spell for shit !
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well if you follow the slow and gentle, but often sickening bastardisation of the english language by the US, you know its maths
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'd say it was Maths. :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yeah it's definately Maths!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Maths as it is an abbreviation of a plural noun; mathematics. Math sounds like the full word should be mathematic.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    They speak American-English, it's like the English language, but it's been butchered. So.. maths.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    satehen wrote:
    They speak American-English, it's like the English language, but it's been butchered. So.. maths.

    Out of interest, have you taken me off ignore yet?
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    budda wrote:
    Out of interest, have you taken me off ignore yet?

    You got me intrested as to why she might have you on ignore so I looked it up. Funny.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    smitherz wrote:
    Maths :yes:
    Yep...
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    The word 'schedule's' another one.

    Should be pronounced 'shedule' NOT 'skedge-ule'. I'm not brilliant with English but that one get's on my tits.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thunderstruck wrote:
    Maths as it is an abbreviation of a plural noun; mathematics. Math sounds like the full word should be mathematic.

    Well put.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    aluminum

    I was watching a video in a level physics and *actually* didnt know what they were talking about. Pesky Americans. I thought it was some form of compound :blush:
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    littlemissylittlemissy Posts: 9,972 Supreme Poster
    Thunderstruck wrote:
    Maths as it is an abbreviation of a plural noun; mathematics. Math sounds like the full word should be mathematic.

    The boy speaks sense.

    Maths all the way :thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Maths. The english way not the basterdised american-english way.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Lu_C wrote:
    Well put
    littlemissy wrote:
    The boy speaks sense.

    :cool:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    So that's pretty much a consesus then? :p

    Or would anybody else like to agree also? Hehe...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    math
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Numberworkeystuff(s)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I say maths, but if it's on something important like my CV then I will put Mathematics.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Maths

    Own up. Who says Tesco's and Asda's?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    maths. like people said, it's an abbreviation of a plural.
    I'm With Stupid wrote:
    Own up. Who says Tesco's and Asda's?

    *owns up* I say tesco's. but then sainsbury's is right... :p
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