posted February 24, 2004 04:47 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does it count for anything that I realized almost immediately why my thread was dobied?
To all grammar nazis, I beg your forgiveness.
And now I will defend myself.
I knew I was wrong, and I thought about correcting it, but honestly, had I said it out loud, that's exactly as I would have said it. I am much more grammatically adept than I let on. Sometimes I just like to let the atrocious language of my upbringing come out.
I should have known better than to do it here.
For reference, the possessive issue is also a pet peeve of mine. Spelling, also. If I could spell for a living, I'd never go hungry. I just choose to let most mistakes go because a) I am largely non-confrontational and b) as long as the meaning is clear, I'm not too worried. I'm much better at spelling than typing, and everyone makes a few mistakes here and there.
Plus, there are enough violent grammarians on this forum.
*sits back and waits for the grammar nazis to strike*
If you cold hold back on the defensiveness for a minute, I'm sure you would realize that the only purpose of this thread is to point out a humorous irony (i.e. a grammatical error in the subject of a thread about grammar), not some kind of personal attack.
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Could someone explain media vs. medium to me? Is medium ever plural or media ever singular? If one of the definitions for medium is "An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred" are two of those agencies referred to as media or mediums?
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1. Yes. 2. Medium is singular. Media is always plural. 3. It depends on what is being conveyed. Channels or systems of communication, broadcasting, artistic expression, information storage, etc. are media. People who are held to be channels of communication between the earthly and spirit world are mediums. Substances regarded as the means of transmission of a force or effect can be either.
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Medium is always singular. Media is often plural, but also often singular, especially when referring to "the media." Sometimes medium is pluralized as mediums, especially when referring to art: "My favorite mediums are oil paint and colored pencil."
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Actually, in reference to agencies of mass communications "media" is used as a mass noun often construed as singular.
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