[PW] Re: Distaff Math

[Marian Drabkin]

Yes, best to run quickly, John.

Marian

John Germain <jtg.germainsjy at localdial.com> wrote: Um, no, Marian, I'm British...



John Germain
Jersey
British Channel Islands

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of Marian Drabkin
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Subject: [PW] Re: Distaff Math


As much as you are, John. 

Marian

-- John Germain 
wrote:

> You're foreign, aren't you, Marian?
>
> 
>
> (Pondering the possible regional origin of
> `Ma*r*thematics'...)
>
> John Germain
> Jersey
> British Channel Islands
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
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>
[mailto:project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org]
> 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 
> 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
>
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>
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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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> >
>
[mailto:project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org]
> 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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