Louise wrote:

Didn't come across as being meant in a funny way, even to a Brit who understands sarcasm. Not when you're copying and pasting the dictionary, anyway. Although points for using the OED, most people go to Webster or dictionary.com or something

That's the thing ...I never said it was supposed to be funny either. Just not serious - like this entire debate. If I am supposed to take this debate seriously then so be it but it's not really a debate. Just Americans saying without an s and everyone else saying it's with an s. But sorry if you took it in an "arsy" way, tone gets lost in the internet. It happens.

And why is it called a bottom when it's halfway down your body?

It is the bottom (aka posterior) in biology.

My whole point in mentioning the math/maths thing in the other thread was to continue with the teasing FUN that was started there.

So when I said that it drives me crazy please recognize the hyperbole there.

My 'issue' with maths isn't that it is different or supposedly incorrect or whatever, it just SOUNDS weird to me. My American ears are offended. Deeply offended.

Colon-pee!

^ Are you a hy-PER-bo-lee or a hyperbowl?

Maths looks okay written out.

But I feel like a dummy when I say it.

Therefore-- MATH shall prevail.

Oooh ooh ooh I thought of another one!

"Cheque" vs "check!"

Now check definitely just looks like someone couldn't spell. C'mon, who was it?

craic -v- crack

I think math just sounds like you forgot what you were saying.

I think we need one if those threads again with a list of words to say to hear all our accents And math versus maths can be on the list

^ Agreed. Loved that.

Being from "America's Hat", I find that sometimes we are kind of a half way point between the Brits and the Americans.

American enough to say "math",yet still British enough to still use 'u' in colour, favour etc ...

Canada has both British and American influences. Unfortunetly, the American influence on this subject was too great and we call it math in Canada.

I say math for two reasons. The first reason is the fact that I was raised to say math so that is what stuck. The second reason is that I have a bit of a speech problem so maths is hard for me to say. Maths does make more sense than math in my opinion. I watch quite a few British shows so I know the differences between the words and I am actually fine with either in most cases.

When I was very young I would read British books that would have a glossary in the back that would tell what the words meant. Also, for some reason my sister and I would say telly instead of television even though we are American.

Finally, even though I am American there are some British words I prefer. If I wouldn't get laughed at I would so call a television the telly, a flashlight a torch, etc.