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Wiktionary:Feedback Sep 1st 2011, 09:26 maths: Talk:maths ← Older revision Revision as of 09:26, 1 September 2011 Line 1,051: Line 1,051: STDV 05/29/2011 STDV 05/29/2011 :The search bar is at the top; you can try searching by meaning using it, such as [http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=a+large+mammal a large mammal] comes up with some results, though I'll admit this is gonna be hopelessly inefficient unless you know more or less the exact wording used in the entry. And we do have [[Index:English]], though it's very large. If you know it's a noun, for example, you could alphabetically browse [[:Category:English nouns]]. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] ([[User talk:Mglovesfun|talk]]) 15:14, 29 May 2011 (UTC) :The search bar is at the top; you can try searching by meaning using it, such as [http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=a+large+mammal a large mammal] comes up with some results, though I'll admit this is gonna be hopelessly inefficient unless you know more or less the exact wording used in the entry. And we do have [[Index:English]], though it's very large. If you know it's a noun, for example, you could alphabetically browse [[:Category:English nouns]]. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] ([[User talk:Mglovesfun|talk]]) 15:14, 29 May 2011 (UTC) -   - == [[:maths]] ==   -   - <!-- Please type your feedback in this box directly below this comment, clicking the "Save page" button below when you're done. Thanks! -->   -   - Please provide a citation that there is actual colloquial usage of 'maths' in North America as the plural form of 'Math Course'.   - The term 'maths' is often mistakenly used as the plural for math, as a result of the speaker improperly assuming the plural of 'math' is 'maths' and ignoring the fact that 'mathematic' is the full word and therefore 'mathematics' is the correct plural form.   - British literature is rife with the usage of 'maths' as the plural to 'math course', however the same cannot be said about North American literature. Perhaps it's the geographical reference that is incorrect here.   -   - *The terms {{term|math}} (US) and {{term|maths}} (UK) are short forms of the same singular word - {{term|mathematics}}. I don't believe that the word "maths" is ever used as a plural (anywhere). [[User:SemperBlotto|SemperBlotto]] 21:36, 29 May 2011 (UTC)   -   - Currently the definition includes 'maths' as the colloquial usage for a plural form of 'math course'. This is what I am contesting. Under the second noun definition of 'maths' either the geographical reference is incorrect or the definition itself is incorrect.   -   - I have come across the colloquial usage of 'maths' in North America, in mocking sarcastic usage when commenting on the poor mathematics skills of another person. However the usage is intended to be incorrect as it is intended to mock not correct. Eg. 'Their maths is no good.' Normally the term 'maths' in this usage is paired with intentional grammatic mistakes to accentuate the mocking tone of the sentence.   -   - I copied and pasted the above into the discussion page under 'maths' [[User:Mifdeath|Mifdeath]] 22:16, 29 May 2011 (UTC)   == [[:линчовати]] == == [[:линчовати]] ==

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