Re: "write him" was Re: More questions

--- Stephen Mulraney <ataltanie@...> wrote:

<snip>

> In the other direction, I once missed out on a
> useful aid in a maths
> exam
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I've always wondered why folks in the UK choose to use
the plural form of "math", when they take a "maths
class" but yet don't go to "readings class" or
"histories class" or "chemistries class".  What is the
rule for deciding which school subject names are used
in their plural form?

--gary

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