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#1 2011-10-05 19:27:44
Math or Maths?
Some people say "math" and some say "maths".
Well, why?
Yes, I want that answered
And what do you say?
Yes, answer this, too
People who say math:
- owetre18 (yes, I count, too)
- knuckles2001
- ssssPeople who say maths:
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#4 2011-10-05 19:30:07
Re: Math or Maths?
ssss wrote:
Mathematics.
Math
The Americans decided to change it to 'maths'.
-_-
History lesson for you.
Umm, no in america we say math.
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#5 2011-10-05 19:35:30
Re: Math or Maths?
I just checked a dictionary, and there's no such word as "maths". So that only leaves one option...
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#6 2011-10-05 19:36:08
Re: Math or Maths?
From reading on here, I thought that "maths" was how British people say it. 
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#9 2011-10-05 19:38:43
Re: Math or Maths?
ssss wrote:
Mathematics.
Math
The Americans decided to change it to 'maths'.
-_-
History lesson for you.
Aidan wrote:
From reading on here, I thought that "maths" was how British people say it.
Hmm...
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#10 2011-10-05 20:04:30
- GameHutSoftware
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Re: Math or Maths?
They call it Maths in Britain, Math everywhere else.
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#11 2011-10-05 20:06:37
- maxskywalker
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Re: Math or Maths?
owetre18 wrote:
ssss wrote:
Mathematics.
Math
The Americans decided to change it to 'maths'.
-_-
History lesson for you.Umm, no in america we say math.
Yeah.
Math.
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#13 2011-10-05 20:15:49
- randomnumber53
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"Teh Maths" is only used on "Teh Internetz".
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#14 2011-10-05 20:18:53
Re: Math or Maths?
owetre18 wrote:
ssss wrote:
Mathematics.
Math
The Americans decided to change it to 'maths'.
-_-
History lesson for you.Umm, no in america we say math.
Fine. Let me change that to 'Hollywood'
Hey. It's me SSSS, back from the dead!
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#15 2011-10-05 20:22:19
- SeptimusHeap
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Re: Math or Maths?
ssss wrote:
owetre18 wrote:
ssss wrote:
Mathematics.
Math
The Americans decided to change it to 'maths'.
-_-
History lesson for you.Umm, no in america we say math.
Fine. Let me change that to 'Hollywood'
Uh, no.
It's the UK, I'm pretty sure. Ask sparks, he always says it. (Although I can't quite remember, is he scottish?)
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#16 2011-10-05 20:26:08
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SeptimusHeap wrote:
ssss wrote:
owetre18 wrote:
Umm, no in america we say math.Fine. Let me change that to 'Hollywood'
Uh, no.
It's the UK, I'm pretty sure. Ask sparks, he always says it. (Although I can't quite remember, is he scottish?)
it always saiys maths in hollywood movies so...
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#17 2011-10-05 20:42:44
- cheddargirl
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Re: Math or Maths?
SeptimusHeap wrote:
ssss wrote:
owetre18 wrote:
Umm, no in america we say math.Fine. Let me change that to 'Hollywood'
Uh, no.
It's the UK, I'm pretty sure. Ask sparks, he always says it. (Although I can't quite remember, is he scottish?)
A Google search suggests that it's "math" an American English and "maths" is British English. ^^
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#18 2011-10-05 20:46:01
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cheddargirl wrote:
SeptimusHeap wrote:
ssss wrote:
Fine. Let me change that to 'Hollywood'Uh, no.
It's the UK, I'm pretty sure. Ask sparks, he always says it. (Although I can't quite remember, is he scottish?)A Google search suggests that it's "math" an American English and "maths" is British English. ^^
Yeah whatever -_-
I am thinking that I got it from a hollywood movie.
I live in Australia so i'm an observer, and half of us say math and half of us say maths.
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#21 2011-10-06 03:03:37
Re: Math or Maths?
Maths
'Cause 'mathematics' sounds plural so the shortened version should be too.
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