IIN that my maths teacher wants our class to fail

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    7 years ago | pl

    I understand that English may or may not be your second language but the use of the word "maths" in place of "math" in this post kind of just pissed me the fuck off.

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    • nobody13
      7 years ago | pl

      Why get pissed over that? In some countries (e.g. Britain, Australia, most other countries where English is a second language), 'maths' is the normal spelling and pronunciation. 'Math' is only preferred in the US and Canada.

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    • Goldschläger
      7 years ago | pl

      I am not OP, but clearly maths is short for mathematics, plural. You study each mathematic (there is a bunch of them to learn) when you take a class on mathematics.

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      • [Old Memory]
        7 years ago | pl

        Math and maths both mean mathematics, they are both correct, and the only difference between the two is regional prefrence. The original term was math, which has its origin in the mid 1800's. Maths is an alternative form of math created the early 1900's. But both are currently valid and interchangeable.

        http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/math

        http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/maths

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      • NeuroNeptunian
        7 years ago | pl

        Whoa whoa whoa whoa...
        there are...
        multiple types of Mathematics?

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        • Goldschläger
          7 years ago | pl

          Uhh yeah... Algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, etc...

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          • NeuroNeptunian
            7 years ago | pl

            You're full of shit and you know it! That's not even English and I am damned sure that Math is Math, not it's own fucking foreign language!

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