Comment on Maths
wewbull@feddit.uk 7 months agoI would say we disagree with the premise of the question. Mathematics is not a singular noun. It’s a plural. It’s the field of all mathematics. Therefore you preserve the “s” because you abbreviate the singular and re-pluralise it.
So somebody in the UK might (not commonally) say “it’s a math(matic) concept”, but more likely to say “it’s a concept from math(ematic)s” or “it’s a mathematical concept”.
RandomWalker@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That’s interesting. What about talking about it as a subject? Would you say maths are my favorite subject in school?
insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Good one, no way say maths is… I guess it’s the subject of mathematics is my favourite.