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Re: "write him" was Re: More questions

From:Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>
Date:Friday, November 28, 2003, 3:18
--- Stephen Mulraney <ataltanie@...> wrote:

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> In the other direction, I once missed out on a > useful aid in a maths > exam
<snip> 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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John Cowan <cowan@...>
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