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Old 01-Apr-2008, 10:19
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In British English, we don't use 'in' here much at all
I thought at was the only correct one. Interesting.

Even though, here in an exam, in would be marked as a mistake, it's a typical multiple choice question.
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I thought it was

Good in maths

Good at calculating

Good with numbers
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Here in NZ, we'd say "at". We also say "maths", too. I remember reading on antoher web forum someone complaining about the subtitling of a Hindi movie that used "maths". The person complained "math is not a plural!" and was genuinely surprised to learn that India, like many other Commonwealth countries, retains the "s" when contracting "mathematics". Vive la différence, as we say in English.
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I think at is the correct answer....... But i've heard in too............
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Good at something but weak in something
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