It's not a debate. The language is English. From England. We say what's right, the Americans just f*ck it up.
It's not a debate. The language is English. From England. We say what's right, the Americans just f*ck it up.
It must be some obscure Scottish logic that makes it forty and four.
you dont go into a store and say 'ten mathematics, please' either.
Mathematics is the same as Physics, they're both collections of methods. Therefore are plural. It may be illogical to speak about only one of those methods at a time, but so what, Mathematics is still plural.
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You don't. There are some nouns (for example "ball") where numbers can be applied, and that have singular and plural forms. Then there are nouns that don't take a number, and singular/plural don't make sense.
Correct, as in mathematics, which is always plural.
But you can say 'give me a physic, please.'
You can if you like, but nobody's actually heard of that word.
'Nobody' was determined by a poll of yourself and the mouse in your pocket.
And everybody I've ever met in 42 years, plus everyone on TV I've seen. None of them ever said physic.
I have, and I suppose the plural could be "physics". This is still a different word that the one for the science.
Is 'physic' not an obsolete synonym for medicine? Used in Shakespeare's day, perhaps?
More recently than that in the US to apply specifically to a laxative.
I got it (49 is half of 98, plus 0.5) , but when I compete with the grocery store cash register, I'm always off by a dime, never a penny or a dollar.
Pressure, half of nine is 4, 99 is odd so needs a 0.5.
Half of nine is 4.5, not 4.
Pedant. First word is relevant.
Yes. Also a slang term for someone quite "odd."
SteveW
How could anyone come to 4 as half of nine?
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