"I have an allergy to/against something"

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as I know from oxforddictionaries, this is correct:

I have an allergy to maths.

I wonder if the following sentence is correct, as well.

I have an allergy against maths.

Can somebody clear this up?

fill · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-10 16:39:46Z

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Both are correct, though it sounds more natural to say "I have a maths allergy" (British English), or "I have a math allergy" (American English).

@ColleenV also has a good point of suggesting "I am allergic to maths", which probably sounds even more natural and commonplace.

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answered Jun 10, 2015 at 16:27

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Do you think "allergic against" is something specific to BrE? It sounds wrong in AmE.
– ColleenV
Commented Jun 10, 2015 at 17:27
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BrE speaker here - I've never heard anyone say 'allergic against' so I'd dispute that that's correct. The BrE bit here is saying 'maths' rather than 'math'.
– ssav
Commented Jun 11, 2015 at 10:01
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An allergic person speaking here :) Second expression is not correct. A natural way is to say "I am allergic to maths" as @ColleenV suggested.
– emre
Commented Jul 26, 2018 at 13:57

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