And if you know anything about the development of languages that is how things come about. Mistakes are made somewhere in the time past which are carried forward until the point they are the accepted and correct form.

So as the blogger has pointed out in British English mathematics has become the defact spelling and is understood for what it is regardless of what grammatical arguments there are against it. In fact I don't think there is a grammatical rule that states why it is the way it is or shouldn't be.

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I forgot the name of the state, but according the state law: 2x2=5

Nah, I can't belive that.

One state did try to legaly define the number of pi to a fixed number of decimals tho. :doh:

It failed after many court battles.

I think one state made it 3 as that is what the bible has it as, something like a temple was 200 cubits wide and it's circumference was 600 cubits, forgot exactly what. I'm not going to check it out as I'm going to fly my kliene Me 109 about ot take the type VII for a pleasure cruise before war starts.

But its true. I just remember that it was XiX cenuury law around 1860-70.
may be they meant complex numbers,:hmm: ah?

I guess in the UK the same teachers teach English and "math".

In this context, the correct term would be mathematics.

Maybe they teach "Englishes" !!!

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This picture shows the guy who had read some local laws in USA.
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I forgot the name of the state, but according the state law: 2x2=5"

5 or 3 ! But we have respect the law.
Some funny laws:
-A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
-It is illegal to sleep naked.
-All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.
-Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.
-Oral sex is prohibited.
-All bathtubs must have feet.
(Minnesota)
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
(Arkansas)
Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.
It is illegal to deny the existence of God.
(Vermont)

http://www.dumblaws.com

And i completly agree to this law in Nevada:
It’s still “legal” to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.

I even want to have a law to hang anyone who will disturb my dog without mine or dog's permission on my property. :arrgh!:And permission has to be written!!!!!!!!!! and signature of my dog is mandatory.