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Old 26-June-2009, 04:12 PM
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We had Math classes in school as long as I can remember. Yes, we all knew the term was Mathematics. But you were required to take a "Math" class every year, or later, every semester. In college we had introductory "Math" for those who didn't test out of it (believe it or not, I did). The word "Math" doesn't bother me, nor do I think it's lazy. The word "Maths" looks funny to me, but so do many British terms. I don't think there's anything wrong with using it, nor do I think it's lazy.

I think it's funny that everyone saying the shortening of Mathematics is lazy also regularly use acronyms like Nasa or BAUT. *shrug*
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