Comments on: I Heart Math T-Shirt http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alexx http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-1792346 Alexx Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:54:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-1792346 Math & maths are both acceptable, why won't you accept that, polx? Either one is just as correct as the other. But what I wonder is: since when do abbreviations take out the middle of the word (e.g. MATHematicS)? Doesn't it make more sense to shorten it to just the first couple of letters? After all, Chemistry is shortened often to Chem, not Chemy. :S Math & maths are both acceptable, why won’t you accept that, polx? Either one is just as correct as the other. But what I wonder is: since when do abbreviations take out the middle of the word (e.g. MATHematicS)? Doesn’t it make more sense to shorten it to just the first couple of letters? After all, Chemistry is shortened often to Chem, not Chemy. :S

]]> By: Amazing Amanda http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-1092640 Amazing Amanda Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:43:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-1092640 I want one of those for Christmas :) I want one of those for Christmas :)

]]> By: Polx http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-898115 Polx Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:54:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-898115 Ok Alex, how can you say that the word is spelled without an S in the US and with one in the UK and say I am wrong. You've tacitly admitted I am right by admitign it is spelled correctly in the UK. I continue to contest that it is spelled wrongly in the US. I am already 66% proven right. I say it's maths in the UK, so do you. I say it should be maths in the US, you disagree. Dammit, I'll get you lot to change yet. I am off to gather my canadian forces (both Anglo and Franco) for a long bitter campaign to get you lot to say ZED. Ok Alex, how can you say that the word is spelled without an S in the US and with one in the UK and say I am wrong.

You’ve tacitly admitted I am right by admitign it is spelled correctly in the UK.

I continue to contest that it is spelled wrongly in the US.

I am already 66% proven right.

I say it’s maths in the UK, so do you.

I say it should be maths in the US, you disagree.

Dammit, I’ll get you lot to change yet.

I am off to gather my canadian forces (both Anglo and Franco) for a long bitter campaign to get you lot to say ZED.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-892853 Alex Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:49:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-892853 Methinks thou hath gotten it wrong, polx. Language changes, mathematics was shortened to maths (in the UK) and math (in the US). Math itself is a recognized and bona fide word in the dictionary, along with mathematics. It is spelled in the USA without the s at the end. Methinks thou hath gotten it wrong, polx.

Language changes, mathematics was shortened to maths (in the UK) and math (in the US). Math itself is a recognized and bona fide word in the dictionary, along with mathematics. It is spelled in the USA without the s at the end.

]]> By: Polx http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-891661 Polx Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:35:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-891661 Alex. It has always been mathematics Do you study MATHEMATIC...? http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/math http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mathematics It would appear that your own dictionary supports my point. The word is mathematicS, which is oddly not pronounced in abbreviation with the S. I accept that this is the way it is pronounced in the USA, but that is immaterial as it's wrong. Do you study PHYSIC? Alex.

It has always been mathematics

Do you study MATHEMATIC…?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/math

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mathematics

It would appear that your own dictionary supports my point.

The word is mathematicS, which is oddly not pronounced in abbreviation with the S.

I accept that this is the way it is pronounced in the USA, but that is immaterial as it’s wrong.

Do you study PHYSIC?

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-882948 Alex Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:04:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-882948 Maths? Not according to <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/math" rel="nofollow">Merriam-Webster</a>: math (circa 1847) meaning mathematics ... or the <a href="http://www.bartleby.com/61/2/M0150200.html" rel="nofollow">American Heritage Dictionary</a> I think "maths" is a distinctly UK thing. Maths?

Not according to Merriam-Webster: math (circa 1847) meaning mathematics …

or the American Heritage Dictionary

I think “maths” is a distinctly UK thing.

]]> By: Vinterdekk http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-881155 Vinterdekk Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:39:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-881155 You're right. The tshirt is flawed. You’re right. The tshirt is flawed.

]]> By: Polx http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-878745 Polx Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:28:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-878745 resist! resiiisssstttt!!!!! .....it's mathS. there's a bloody S at the end. It's mathematics not mathematic. If abbreviated it retains the S. sorry couldn't stop myself. resist!

resiiisssstttt!!!!!

…..it’s mathS.

there’s a bloody S at the end.

It’s mathematics not mathematic.

If abbreviated it retains the S.

sorry couldn’t stop myself.

]]> By: megaggie2002 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-871923 megaggie2002 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:10:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-871923 oh oh oh....you need a i heart ecology or i heart wildlife oh oh oh….you need a i heart ecology or i heart wildlife

]]> By: angelblade http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-871875 angelblade Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:01:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-871875 Cool!!! Pd: a great idea will be "I heart Linux" Cool!!!

Pd: a great idea will be “I heart Linux”

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-870454 Alex Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:45:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-870454 Great ideas! Hopefully we'll cover those soon! Great ideas! Hopefully we’ll cover those soon!

]]> By: streetattack http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-870212 streetattack Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:08:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/03/i-heart-math-t-shirt/#comment-870212 I think we need History, Art, and Lit to be included for those left brained folk! I think we need History, Art, and Lit to be included for those left brained folk!

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