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12 Post author: Matt_Simpson 20 July 2009 10:45PM

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Comment author: anonym 21 July 2009 12:12:11AM 1 point [-]

There is no right or wrong about the matter, only convention. In Britain, India, and many other places, the conventional abbreviation is maths. In the United States, it is math.

But thomblake's suggestion of "Basic Mathematics" at least sidesteps having to choose.

Comment author: SoullessAutomaton 21 July 2009 12:25:29AM 5 points [-]

In the spirit of compromise, I suggest "Basic Mathematic", the one option that noone likes. (Ever looked up where the abbreviation "UTC" came from?)

Comment author: ajayjetti 21 July 2009 12:14:44AM 0 points [-]

thanks for tellin that. I should have looked up before saying that