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Old 12-23-2008, 10:15 AM   #91
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Originally Posted by glatt View Post
"Maths" actually makes more sense than "math" because "mathematics" is plural and so is "maths." But it sounds funny.
Mathematics is plural because it is the collection of all the various math disciplines, not a plural of plurals. Them furriners just talks funny.
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