Maths?

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01 May 2013, 11:20 pm

I've noticed that a very large number of people on this site refer to math as "maths". Why is that? I've never heard anyone in my life say "maths", and math is the both the singular and plural form of the word as far as I know. Is that how they say it in England or something?

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01 May 2013, 11:32 pm

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02 May 2013, 2:34 am

The name of the subject is Mathematics so the abreviation to maths is quite logical, and is easier to say.

It is common in most english speaking countries, except for the USA.

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02 May 2013, 5:15 pm

I was gonna say that its a british thing.

Maybe they say it that way in other english speaking countries. besides the USA as well.

But I never hear Canadians say 'maths'.

We americans just say 'math', but we do say "mathematics" when we say the whole word. So go figure.

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