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Danny B

Nov 27th 2012 12:49 pm

Re: Math or Maths

Quote:

Originally Posted by Auld Yin (Post 10404671)

WTF cares?

UK Maths teachers moving to N.America

Tangram

Nov 27th 2012 12:52 pm

Re: Math or Maths

As it's a shortened version of mathematics I would say maths would be correct if maths is a recognised word (I have not checked)

Novocastrian

Nov 27th 2012 1:14 pm

Re: Math or Maths

Quote:

Originally Posted by bats (Post 10404672)

Said the constipated mathematician

Oh, I'm disappointed that you of all people would restate the obvious.

Go to the back of the class.

Novocastrian

Nov 27th 2012 1:14 pm

Re: Math or Maths

Quote:

Originally Posted by Auld Yin (Post 10404671)

WTF cares?

Quite.

comet555

Nov 27th 2012 2:44 pm

Re: Math or Maths

As a former math teacher (born and raised in Canada) I think it's safe to say that in Canada it's always Math or Mathematics, never "maths".

I'd never even heard people use the term "maths" until I moved to Australia, always thought it was odd. It does make sense but it's just not what I grew up with.

Atlantic Xpat

Nov 27th 2012 11:15 pm

Re: Math or Maths

Math is the new Maths.

cheeky_monkey

Nov 28th 2012 12:32 am

Re: Math or Maths

is the term for people who use the word 'math' wanker or wankers:confused:

bats	Nov 28th 2012 12:44 am

Re: Math or Maths

Quote:

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 10404831)

Oh, I'm disappointed that you of all people would restate the obvious.

Go to the back of the class.

I couldn't help myself, it was an urge.

Greenhill

Nov 28th 2012 1:00 am

Re: Math or Maths

That had me laughing. Then I realised you've probably seen all manner of things that people have stuck up their bums, on your xray machine :eek:

Quote:

Originally Posted by bats (Post 10404672)

Said the constipated mathematician

bats	Nov 28th 2012 2:22 am

Re: Math or Maths

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenhill (Post 10405724)

That had me laughing. Then I realised you've probably seen all manner of things that people have stuck up their bums, on your xray machine :eek:

oh yes, but not for a long time. No longer acceptable to x-ray them just for the laugh ;)

ultrarunner

Nov 28th 2012 5:11 am

Re: Math or Maths

Simple really...ask yourself this, is the subject called Mathematic or Mathematics? Work out the abbreviated form from there on

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimf (Post 10404558)

So which is "correct".............?

rwin	Nov 28th 2012 12:16 pm

Re: Math or Maths

I think it's tomato.

Novocastrian

Nov 28th 2012 1:31 pm

Re: Math or Maths

Quote:

Originally Posted by rwin (Post 10406715)

I think it's tomato.

Or potatoe.

(according to that VP of the USA whose name I've thankfully forgotten).

bats	Nov 28th 2012 2:01 pm

Re: Math or Maths

Quote:

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 10406779)

Or potatoe.

(according to that VP of the USA whose name I've thankfully forgotten).

Whojamaflip, Dan Whojamaflip.

umpalumpa

Nov 28th 2012 2:10 pm

Re: Math or Maths

When people say do the math it drives me mad :eek: my wife the original umpalumpa now works in a school and now says math so i have to remind her of the Queens English!

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