Subject: [HM] mathematics, matema'tica(s) and mathematical
From: Romulo Lins (romlins@rc.unesp.br)
Date: Tue Mar 28 2000 - 17:19:58 EST
Dear list members,
related to the "maths"/"math" question:
why is it that in some languages one says "mathematicS" and in others
the equivalent of "mathematic" (Portuguese, for instance, and it is
interesting to note that Spanish, although *very* close to Portuguese,
has "matema'ticas" instead).
Also, why is it that in the US one says "mathematics education" but in
the UK one says "mathematical education"? Is this a particular case of
some general difference between US and UK English?
All the best,
Romulo
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b28 : Tue Mar 28 2000 - 18:19:24 EST