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Why do so many people here believe the proper word to use is "MATHS"?
I haven't been in school for many years. Is this something new or just an epidemic?
6 Answers
- Randy PLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Neither. It's just the way "mathematics" is abbreviated in every English speaking country but ours and maybe Canada. The way we say "stats" for "statistics".
- 1 decade ago
It's been 'mathematics' historically, but is usually shortened to maths or math as slang. Hence why a mathematician is called such, they aren't called a mathsian!
- 1 decade ago
The word "Maths" is a contraction of the full word "mathematics". In USA the contraction is usually "Math".
Source(s): Taught Mathematics for years! - siamese_scytheLv 71 decade ago
Strange to assume that the way you're used to is the only correct way. "Maths" is every bit as correct as "math".
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
I've wondered the same thing myself. I have often been tempted to write and tell them that it ain't "kosher".
