Gah. Can you email cbeebies? Blooming Chris and his 'Less than four sides'

[Pushpinia]

Anyway that left him with a triangle and a circle. And it was the circle fgs.

Can a circle be described as having 'less than four sides'?

[GordonTheGopher]

I was told that it had an infinite number.

[Spatz]

It should be fewer!

[Pushpinia]

Yes I know Spatz, that was my initial problem with it. Then the sides thing just upset me even more

[CantSleepWontSleep]

A circle does have fewer than 4 sides - an inside and an outside. Can't see your problem with this tbh.

[Pushpinia]

Hang on, this is Pedants' Corner you know...are you a fully paid up member?

I thought you were allowed to have a problem with anything in this section!!

[CantSleepWontSleep]

[memoo]

A circle has one side, that is what we teach in school. The term side is used to describe the edges so a square has 4 sides with 4 corners, a circle has 1 side with no corners

[Simplysally]

Surely a triangle has fewer than 4 sides as well?

[Pushpinia]

Yes I agree. i think so anyway

[Pushpinia]

Unless you count the inside as well - that would make six then.