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12-22-2008, 04:15 PM | #1 |
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The Brits will object to it though!
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12-22-2008, 05:07 PM | #2 |
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I think lookout is telling us a furfy.
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12-22-2008, 05:16 PM | #3 |
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12-22-2008, 05:33 PM | #4 |
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yep, that's what I was talking about.
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12-22-2008, 05:36 PM | #5 |
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While I'm in this thread, here's Aden (left) receiving his award for maths at his recent graduation. He shared it with another boy (Alex) who competed consistently throughout the year in maths.
Well done boys.
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12-24-2008, 10:21 PM | #6 | |
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12-22-2008, 05:38 PM | #7 |
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Maths? You mean there's more than one?
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12-22-2008, 08:57 PM | #8 |
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math NOUN: Mathematics.
maths NOUN: Chiefly British (used with a sing. verb) Mathematics. They're still trying to figure out how to stick a U in it.
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12-23-2008, 10:15 AM | #10 |
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Mathematics is plural because it is the collection of all the various math disciplines, not a plural of plurals. Them furriners just talks funny.
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12-22-2008, 05:40 PM | #11 |
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republican and democrat of course.
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12-22-2008, 06:04 PM | #12 |
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Catholic and Protethant?
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12-23-2008, 06:53 AM | #13 |
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Wow, Ali - major congrats to Aden, you must be so proud.
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12-23-2008, 06:00 PM | #14 |
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It's maths because it's an abbreviation of mathematics.
That is all!
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12-23-2008, 09:11 PM | #15 |
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Those are all. There are more than one math, right?
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