Nothing wrong with it in my eyes, but some are very agaisnt it
I believe that those benighted add-extra-letter-for-no-reason, funny talking folks in the UK call it "maths".
Listen, I think those folks are still smarting over that little set-to in 1775, and talk funny just because they're cranky about it.
Hahah that we do. Although it is the shortened form of "mathematic
s" so I believe both maths and math are valid
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The op seems to completely ignore that the UK also has various accents with many local phrases and strange words. Im not sure why its a surprise america might have them too across the different states, or why a country all the way across a damn great ocean might have some small differences in language to us in the UK.
Accents and dialects in the UK are generally speaking completely separate from spelling and grammar. Whilst it is true that there are a large number of words that are exclusive to certain regions, standard words are always spelt the same across the country. Also, it is generally true that whilst people may not speak with perfect grammar, written forms of the language are expected to be grammatically correct.
Also generally in American English, although I may not use a particular word or spelling, I can see where it comes from, eg. elevator or sidewalk. The point of this thread was that I can't see why people not only say, but also write down "a little ways" with the s, because as far as I can see, it's grammatically incorrect. I welcome being corrected on this point, as I'm just looking for an explanation
