[PW] Re: Distaff Math

[Marian Drabkin]

As much as you are, John. <g>

Marian

-- John Germain <jtg.germainsjy at localdial.com>
wrote:

> You're foreign, aren't you, Marian?
> 
> <grin>
> 
> (Pondering the possible regional origin of
> `Ma*r*thematics'...)
> 
> John Germain
> Jersey
> British Channel Islands
> 
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> On Behalf Of Marian Drabkin
> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 1:08 AM
> To: list at project-wombat.org
> Subject: [PW] Re: Distaff Math
> 
> Actually, "math", "lath", "hath", "bath",
> "path" all rhyme.
>   It's "hearth" that's the outsider.
> 
>   Marian Drabkin
> 
> 
> John Germain <jtg.germainsjy at localdial.com>
> wrote:
>   Nope; `math' rhymes with, errm (?) `hath' (as
> in he hath no math).
> 
> `Lath' rhymes with `bath'; `path'; `laugh';
> `hearth'.
> 
> Unless you're foreign, from England or
> suchlike, when they'd all rhyme with the
> exception
> of `hearth'.
> 
> John Germain
> Jersey
> British Channel Islands
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of David Anderson
> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 8:12 PM
> To: list at project-wombat.org
> Subject: [PW] Re: Distaff Math
> 
> John,
> 
> In Jersey, does 'math' rhyme with 'lath'?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> David
> 
> In the Sacramento Valley
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Germain"
> To:
> 
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:51 PM
> Subject: [PW] Re: Distaff Math
> 
> 
> > Love it, but where's the rhyme in "lath"?
> >
> > John Germain
> > Jersey
> > British Channel Islands
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
>
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> >
>
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> On Behalf Of
> Shari Haber
> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 7:57 PM
> > To: list at project-wombat.org
> > Subject: [PW] Re: Distaff Math
> >
> > John-
> >
> > I love your Sister Agnes verse!
> >
> > Shari Haber
> > MCLS Reference Center
> > shaber at mcls.org
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John P. Dyson"
> > To:
> 
> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 5:23 AM
> > Subject: [PW] Distaff Math
> >
> >
> > In the fifth grade, Sister Agnes
> > taught us children Women's Math
> > and measured our successes
> > with a length of wooden lath.
> > She would verbalize the tables
> > but still conserve her powers:
> > I recall that she drummed digits,
> > but the ones she rapped were ours.
> >
> > John Dyson
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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