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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

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

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

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."

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