[TUHS] Photos of University Computer Labs - now off topic

[Dr Iain Maoileoin]

On 12/23/21 4:00 PM, Larry McVoy wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 03:29:18PM +0000, Dr Iain Maoileoin wrote:
>>> Probably boomer doing math wrong.
>> I might get flamed for this comment, but is a number divided by a number not
>> arithmetic.?? I cant see any maths in there.
> That's just a language thing, lots of people in the US call arithmetic
> math.  I'm 100% positive that that is not just me.

Interesting - have you always done that?  Or is it a more recent use of 
the word?

50 years ago our (Scottish) schooling used only Arithmetic for the basic 
number manipulation.  About 10-15 years ago maffs became the name.  I 
dont know how the transition occured with us. Schools?  or Media??  
Perhaps we have just imported the name from the good old US of A ;-)