02 Jan 07
Originally posted by c99uxwhy not? He IS a "math teacher".
And something else, I find it strange that an teacher of mathematics from Manchester, England, would actually say that he's a "math teacher".
I cannot fathom why the English would shorten mathematics to "maths". Simply chop it after the h and call it math. The argument "but it's plural" doesn't hold water (what the heck IS a "mathematic", anyways?), and in America, we would make fun of this as if the person saying it were an undereducated yokel from the backwoods of Arkansas.
02 Jan 07
Originally posted by c99uxI never said I was a Math teacher (can't you read?!!)
And something else, I find it strange that an teacher of mathematics from Manchester, England, would actually say that he's a "math teacher".
Yes I used to be registered under a different name (ianpickering) but I've only got one account.
03 Jan 07
Originally posted by SuzianneI agree that in the US "maths" might sound funny to most people, the same as "math" sounds incomplete to us from the other side of the Atlantic. (In fact, I would probably assume that he was a "mass" teacher - whatever that is - with a lisp...) But that's not the issue here: an English person from Manchester definitely wouldn't describe themselves as a "math teacher" like he did.
why not? He IS a "math teacher".
I cannot fathom why the English would shorten mathematics to "maths". Simply chop it after the h and call it math. The argument "but it's plural" doesn't hold water (what the heck IS a "mathematic", anyways?), and in America, we would make fun of this as if the person saying it were an undereducated yokel from the backwoods of Arkansas.
Notice how he has now changed his profile from "math" to "maths", and is trying to deny it...
Something fishy I smell...
03 Jan 07
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Originally posted by c99uxYeah, it's always good for a laugh when a Yank tries to tell an English person how his language should be used. Do they not realise where they got it from in the first place? 🙄
I agree that in the US "maths" might sound funny to most people, the same as "math" sounds incomplete to us from the other side of the Atlantic. (In fact, I would probably assume that he was a "mass" teacher - whatever that is - with a lisp...) But that's not the issue here: an English person from Manchester definitely wouldn't describe themselves as a "math t from "math" to "maths", and is trying to deny it...
Something fishy I smell...