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OT- Maths
Message #1 Posted by Bill (Smithville, NJ) on 24 Nov 2006, 9:08 p.m.

I'm sure some of you are probally familar already with this program, but I just ran across it and had a great smile while watching it.

Look Around You - MATHS

Bill

      
Re: OT- Maths
Message #2 Posted by Happy HP User on 24 Nov 2006, 10:21 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Bill (Smithville, NJ)

Nothing like Brit humor. I don't know how they do it with a straight face.

      
Re: OT- Maths
Message #3 Posted by Chris W on 25 Nov 2006, 2:21 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Bill (Smithville, NJ)

Where does this term "Maths" come from? All my life through high school, and college... Algebra, Trig, Analytical Geometry, Calculus, Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, Matrix Algebra, Discrete Mathematics. . . I have never heard the word maths until I found this forum.

Chris W

            
Re: OT- Maths
Message #4 Posted by Don Shepherd on 25 Nov 2006, 4:00 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Chris W

Yeah, Chris, I have noticed that, too. Apparently, what we in the United States call "math" the rest of the world knows as "maths." Personally, I like "ciphering."

                  
Re: OT- Maths
Message #5 Posted by James M. Prange (Michigan) on 25 Nov 2006, 1:50 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by Don Shepherd

Perhaps this is related to differences between "British English" and "U.S. English" in the handling of "collections". In U.S. English, a single group, say a corporation, is often treated as a singular "collective noun", with the plural being used for more than group, but in British English, a group is often treated as a plural noun.

Regards,
James


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