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UK 'in denial' over pluralization of the word 'math'.

• SixSigma 12y ago
  It's not a plural, it's a contraction of mathematics. Curiously I think Americas still say they study physics.
  • Jtsummers 12y ago
    Apparently physics comes from the Greek φυσικός (phusikos) [1] so it's not an abbreviation at all. Compare to math and maths which are abbreviations of mathematics which comes from the Greek μαθηματικός (mathematikos) [2]. We do still say mathematics in the US, the difference is just in the abbreviation. (I copy/pasted the Greek versions, so hopefully they're correct. They look correct to my inexperienced eye.) [1] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/physics http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/physics [2] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mathematics http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mathematics
  • marknutter 12y ago
    Do you take Econ 101 in England or Econs 101?
    • SixSigma 12y ago
      I was racking my brain trying to think of an another example. It would be Econ and Home Economics is "Home Ec".
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