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denis567 | 00:11 Wed 12th Dec 2012 | ChatterBank
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One for our US friends to answer.
Why is 'maths' referred to as 'math' in the US, when it is clearly an abbreviation of 'mathematics'?
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Should you pluralise abbreviations?
02:02 Wed 12th Dec 2012
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Of course you can pluralise abbreviations...

You can have a photo or some photos.

But maths is normally considered to be singular, you would generally say "my favourite subject is maths" not "my favourite subjects are maths"
02:16 Wed 12th Dec 2012

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