2007-03-15 01:54:57 · 6 answers · asked by detektibgapo 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Because one first (one over one) is one so there is no point in saying it...and one second is a time interval...
2007-03-15 02:04:42 · answer #1 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont you just love our English language. Everything make so much sense. I have a hit here, what am I talking about. Oh, he hit the ball, or he has a good record its a hit, or someone went to my web site and I recorded a hit. Yes English is the universal language, no wonder we are killing each other.
2007-03-15 09:18:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is one of the idiosyncrasies of idiomatic English. Sometimes English makes no sense!
HTH
Charles
2007-03-15 09:03:05 · answer #3 · answered by Charles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same reason we sometimes say one quarter. Simplicity and commonality. Why say one first when just one means the same thing.
2007-03-15 09:00:07 · answer #4 · answered by paul 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Math and English are not compatable
2007-03-15 10:20:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because math never makes sense and the people who thought it up thought it would be funny to mess with our minds...
2007-03-15 09:03:33 · answer #6 · answered by Ashley 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋