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by pestatije 429 days ago
That's very cool...I don't get the "maths"'s Commonwealth style, do you have any links to enlighten me?
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Most members of the Commonwealth - Canadians excepted - say "maths" while North American English uses "math".

https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/12/math-versus-maths-h...

An Aussie chastising an American for being insufficiently American enough should put their cork hat back on and drink an ice cold Foster's.

Yeah yeah sorry if I touched a nerve
Ifpology acknowledged.

"Word to the wise: If you say “sorry” and then immediately follow it with a conditional word like “but” or “if,” you’re headed in the wrong direction." - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/im-sorry-you-feel-that-way-ap...