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Ooh! Perfect opportunity to ask a question I’ve definitely not spent an inordinate amount of time wondering about without bothering to look for an answer! Is m

by cpfohl 2y ago

Ooh! Perfect opportunity to ask a question I’ve definitely not spent an inordinate amount of time wondering about without bothering to look for an answer! Is maths in British English plural? Like, should that be “the maths say”?

matteason 2y ago
It's always "maths" not "math" but we'd always say "the maths says" and I've never questioned it until right now
- speerer 2y ago
  Just like "the science says" (but unlike "the English say" ;) ).
- timthorn 2y ago
  It's still singular. Maths is just a contraction of mathematics, but without an apostrophe.
- cpfohl 2y ago
  Thanks! Now I have more questions, but they're better. This is good progress.
chupasaurus 2y ago
Mathematics is uncountable (:
- dullcrisp 2y ago
  And dense!