to be good at

Shana   Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:20 am GMT
Should I say to be good in maths or to be good at maths or both are ok?
Guest   Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:35 am GMT
"to be good at math."

Also do not pluralize math with an 's'.
Humble   Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:50 am GMT
maths is OK = mathematics
to do well in
to be good at
Guest   Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:53 am GMT
'Maths' with an 's' is 100% acceptable and preferred over 'math' in most English speaking Countries.
Call me CX   Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:57 am GMT
"Math" is the American abbreviation for "Mathematics". "Maths" is the British standard. Both are perfectly acceptable.
Guest   Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:35 am GMT
....just dont say "maths" with an 's' in the United States. It sounds ridiculous to the American ear.
British people talk funny   Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:43 am GMT
LOL! @ "maths". People seriously say that?


That sounds worse than "internets".
Guest   Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:58 am GMT
Can you say 'physic' in America for 'physics'?
Lazar   Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:24 am GMT
"Math" is what's said in the US, "maths" is what's said in Britain.

And no, Americans don't say "*physic".
Call me CX   Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:21 pm GMT
At "British people talk funny": nice attempt at being an Internet troll. That, however, was way too obvious for it to be taken seriously. Try being more subtle next time, and maybe, just maybe, you will succeed at trolling.
Russconha   Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:47 am GMT
<Can you say 'physic' in America for 'physics'? >
Ha ha, and do you study scien instead of science?

To my British English trained ears, 'math' sounds like someone with a lisp trying to say maths.
jake mackey   Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:47 am GMT
I think you should calm down!

I think english and american should be know as different languages , as they have very different vocabulary, pronouciation and spelling.

e.g. English (England/english speaking)

American (America/american speaking)
Shana   Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:37 pm GMT
Thanks everybody even if my "s" has led to a debate lol, so I will say
"I am good at math(s)"