Why are Americans accusing me of spelling maths wrong, who invented the language?

Answer 1

The problem is the arrogant gits actually believe they did!
It amazes me 400 years ago and they didn't even exist and they feel like they invented civilization!

The ignorance and arogance is mind blowing!

Answer 2

Something is either spelled correctly or not. It's not a matter of accusing you; the word "math" does not have a plural tense in English. Your grammar is horrible. Your question should be: Why do American accuse me of spelling maths wrong? Who invented the language? Here's a tip for future questions: Use the spell checker before submitting. And further note: English is not exclusive to America. More then likely, the British think you're pretty dumb too for giving "math" a plural form.

Answer 3

The British did not invent the English language, and in the US, math is the correct usage. Maths may be fine where you are, but since the majority of the people here are Americans, and Yahoo is an American company, math without the "s" is most appropriate term to use.

Answer 4

English evolved in England, but Americans have 'invented' this 'gobbledygook' they call 'American English'. And they think it sounds good. What arrogance! Sadly, these silly sounds they make is the English of the future. (Compare Blair and Bush. Who sounds better?)

randy's girl: (above) Thanks for the grammar lecture. Now let me give you one.
More then likely, the British think you're pretty dumb too for giving "math" a plural form.
Point 1: More than likely............ (The spell check didn't pick this one up, did it?)
Point 2: Mathematics (Maths) is an uncountable noun, so it never has a plural form.
Point 3: Why would the British think he is pretty dumb (another one of these silly 'inventions', this 'dumb') for using 'maths' when they use it themselves?

Answer 5

Don't know what your original comment was, or how you spelled maths, but no one invented the language. There are only two invented languages -- Ro and Esperanto, both of which were 'invented' right from scratch. Other languages have evolved.

Answer 6

Yes, north American English has butchered and bastardised (proper English spelling and a NON-obscene usage of the word) the language to become the more phonetic amalgum it is today. Inserting 'z' where a perfectly good 's' was, dropping letters to shorten words: 'aluminum' instead of 'aluminium', 'math' as an abbreviation of mathematics (it's a plural you dumbass) instead of 'maths'. The stereotypical stupidity can be summed up by one man, a Mr. G. Bush: "The French have no word for 'entrepreneur'" - it IS French you moron!

The language is slowly evolving (or devolving!) into distinct geographical tongues. ps. I jest with the above - my wife is Canadian :p

Answer 7

Neither England or America "invented" modern English because there are two very different branches of it that have developed in either country, and both of those branches are very different from the English language of the 1700s.

Most of them are simply unaware that "math" is said as "maths" in Queen's English as opposed to American English.

Answer 8

Perhaps because Americans tend to forget that spelling is different among English speaking nations. My husband is British so it was strange at first getting used to the notes he left me with his spelling but I am used to that now. With me he spells like a Brit, when at work he uses American spell check. And as for myself, when I visit his family in England and we play scrabble... it is played by British Dictionary Spelling only and not American spelling.

Answer 9

In America they shorten Mathematics to math but in britain it is shortened to maths.
Arguably they could bothe be right but considering mathematics is a general term for many differetn branches thus it must be plural and the shortened version must also be plural, so maths is correct.
I think though in America they may just teach a subject called Math like they do art, whereas here it is called mathematics but we just shorten it to maths.

Answer 10

God, what's wrong with you all? Neither spelling is wrong, it's that people say different stuff in England and America. To me, "math" sounds weird. Doesn't make it wrong.

Answer 11

pretty sure "math" is at once singular and plural. in other words, you don't have to add the 's' at the end of math when referring to several math disciplines.

Example:
"Trig, calc, addition are all math."

"Music" also suffers the same confusion...I see "musics" a lot.

Example:
"Blues, classical and pop are varied forms of music...and are some of the music I enjoy."

Hope this helps...