Chris Carr <PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu> wrote:

> When did Maths (short for Mathematics) become Math (short for
> Mathematic ?). Just lazy spelling or is Math in reality a dumbed
> down version of Maths for the MTV/Cartoon Network Generation with
> short attention spans.

Chris:

"Math" is how we spell it here in the States; the word must have
mutated when an American realized that "math is the answer" sounded
nicer than "maths is the answer".

Personally, I kinda LIKE consistency between my verbs and nouns, so I
think "maths" sounds gramnmatically incorrect.

Of course... If you Brits say "maths ARE the answer," I'll agree that
your spelling is as grammatically acceptable in your town as my
spelling is in mine.

-Andy


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