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Using "math" as an abbreviation for the noun mathematics always grates a little for us Brits (not that we'd say anything), but as a verb it totally works, I mat

• rxhernandez 6y ago
  And yet, despite all that annoyance for the ways Americans use the language, a significant number of French derived words are butchered on that side of the pond (e.g. lieutenant).
  • jjgreen 6y ago
    Touché, but we do agree on les maths.
    • mypalmike 6y ago
      Mathematics are my favorite subjects. I also enjoy multiple physics.
• redis_mlc 6y ago
  > Using "math" as an abbreviation for the noun mathematics always grates a little for us Brits Good. But does it grate more than queuing in bread lines for 9 years post-WW2 because national bankruptcy?
• mypalmike 6y ago
  You use the word "jumper" for a piece of clothing, so I think we might call it even. :)