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P Pete OHanlon

Another way that we are divided by a common language. To our ears, missing out the s makes it sound clumsy.

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CafedeJamaica

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No, I'm also taking advantage of the "down voting" being out of action
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No, I'm also taking advantage of the "down voting" being out of action
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Steve Wellens

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Anyway you slice it, that's a lot of pie.

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Pecan, I ate two
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I ate 3.14159...

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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

maths

This is one thing I will never get used to. And before any of you Brits jump on me for it, yes, I know why you think the 's' is necessary.

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Colin Mullikin wrote:

And before any of you Brits jump on me for it, yes, I know why you think the 's' is necessary.

Why do you think it's NOT necessary? If you used the full word, wouldn't you say you are heading to mathematics class?

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Colin Mullikin wrote:

And before any of you Brits jump on me for it, yes, I know why you think the 's' is necessary.

Why do you think it's NOT necessary? If you used the full word, wouldn't you say you are heading to mathematics class?

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So now you want to also add "ematics"? That's even worse than just the extra U's and S's! :wtf:

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So now you want to also add "ematics"? That's even worse than just the extra U's and S's! :wtf:

Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!
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AspDotNetDev wrote:

So now you want to also add "ematics"?

:doh: :laugh:

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So now you want to also add "ematics"? That's even worse than just the extra U's and S's! :wtf:

Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!
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AspDotNetDev wrote:

So now you want to also add "ematics"?

No. EMACS would be enough to describe a Computer Science class!
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Colin Mullikin wrote:

And before any of you Brits jump on me for it, yes, I know why you think the 's' is necessary.

Why do you think it's NOT necessary? If you used the full word, wouldn't you say you are heading to mathematics class?

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I never understood why Ausies don't call it "Matho" anyway :)

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I never understood why Ausies don't call it "Matho" anyway :)

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Would totally confuse the derro's and their suppliers. Cheers, Peter

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Would totally confuse the derro's and their suppliers. Cheers, Peter

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:thumbsup: :laugh:

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Pecan, I ate two
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Vivi Chellappa

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Are you talking about pies less than the size of the palm of your hand sold in stores attached to gas stations or full 12" pies?
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So now you want to also add "ematics"? That's even worse than just the extra U's and S's! :wtf:

Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!
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Mark_Wallace

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You could be right, AspD.

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Pecan, I ate two
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Mendor81

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The Pie is a lie! or was it the cake?

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I ate 3.14159...

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Mark_Wallace

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But the exponent is missing.

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