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Title: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: cia260895 on December 31, 2007, 08:40:16 PM Why do the septic tanks call it math when we all know its maths??
surely if it were math then there would only be 1 side of the equation??? Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: tikay on December 31, 2007, 08:46:03 PM It's "maths". The Americans call it "math" because they struggle to spell 5 letter words. Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: TightEnd on December 31, 2007, 08:49:52 PM yep
weap of math dest.......was as far as they could get Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: RED-DOG on December 31, 2007, 08:56:44 PM yep weap of math dest.......was as far as they could get ;tightend; Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: raab11 on January 01, 2008, 05:25:39 AM neither, its mathematics. its like asking is it liz or betty when its elizabeth Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: taximan007 on January 01, 2008, 06:02:33 AM Math is used colloquially in English-speaking North America as a shortening of mathematics in the same way as "maths" in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, etc.
Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: kinboshi on January 01, 2008, 12:02:20 PM What do the Irish say?
Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: tikay on January 01, 2008, 01:09:47 PM Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: scotty2hatty on January 01, 2008, 01:25:07 PM its like asking is it liz or betty when its elizabeth or lizzie or bet? Maths is the answer to the asked question but I agree with raab here. Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: Dingdell on January 01, 2008, 02:06:21 PM yep weap of math dest.......was as far as they could get ;tightend; Sorry to be so thick and possibly uneducated - this has whooshed me completely. Can someone explain? Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: PrincessPaula on January 01, 2008, 03:40:20 PM Definatly maths.
Don't our american friends also spell tomato funny as well. Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: bobby1 on January 01, 2008, 04:06:51 PM yep weap of math dest.......was as far as they could get lol, brilliant Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: boldie on January 01, 2008, 04:56:33 PM Quote whose right? I would wonder more about grammar than about Mathematics if I were you ;) Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: kinboshi on January 01, 2008, 05:07:06 PM [quoye]whose right?[/quote] I would wonder more about grammar than about Mathematics if I were you ;) LOL at the irony. Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: Dingdell on January 01, 2008, 05:42:08 PM I still don't get it.... ;carlocitrone;
Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: Dingdell on January 01, 2008, 06:15:24 PM Thank you Claw for the pm! Now I get it - not that funny really.......after all that!
Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: MKKfish on January 01, 2008, 07:33:08 PM Thank you Claw for the pm! Now I get it - not that funny really.......after all that! er.....ummm.... wanna PM me plz? Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: cia260895 on January 02, 2008, 12:05:28 PM What do the Irish say? can someone tell me which foot i put my welly into? Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: The_duke on January 02, 2008, 02:27:55 PM Before we degenerate into stereotypical ramblings about the Irish Nation there is one important note about this subject that every Irishman knows.
Maths is added to Poteen to enhance the potency and flavour of this beautiful, and for some obscure reason illegal, alcoholic drink. Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: kinboshi on January 02, 2008, 03:24:34 PM It was actually a serious question. Do the Irish say maths or math?
Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: The_duke on January 02, 2008, 03:45:44 PM After 400 years of brainwashing -- it's maths (although meths is a lot better)
Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: cia260895 on January 02, 2008, 04:45:45 PM It was actually a serious question. Do the Irish say maths or math? i just called my Irish friend and asked him what his least favorite subject at school was and it sounded like mass?? Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: Longy on January 02, 2008, 08:34:58 PM It was actually a serious question. Do the Irish say maths or math? Maths, if you go by the sample size of the 2 Irish maths teachers i know. The english kids see have to more fun by getting them to say 33 and a third every lesson so im told. Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: kinboshi on January 02, 2008, 09:07:18 PM It was actually a serious question. Do the Irish say maths or math? Maths, if you go by the sample size of the 2 Irish maths teachers i know. The english kids see have to more fun by getting them to say 33 and a third every lesson so im told. We used to get our Irish geography teacher to say 88 as it amused us. Title: Re: Maths or math? whose right? Post by: Jon MW on January 03, 2008, 06:12:33 AM It was actually a serious question. Do the Irish say maths or math? ...The english kids see have to more fun by getting them to say 33 and a third every lesson so im told. :D An Irish neighbour of mine at University was frequently called upon to do this trick. I don't think he minded - as long as we kept him supplied with cider anyway. :D |