On 2003.05.30 12:58, James Sparenberg wrote:
On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 08:49, Levi Ramsey wrote: > Yes. "medium" is the singular and "media" is the plural (much like > "maxmimum"/"maxima" and so forth).
Well for anyone who cares, I looked it up.
Canadian English
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according to the Gage Canadian Dictionary, the Oxford Guide to Canadian English Usage, and the Penguin Canadian Dictionary (how appropriate):
the plural of 'medium' is 'mediums' when referring to a person, and 'media' when referring to communication, a method, or an environment 'a media' is listed as a common but incorrect usage 'medias' is NOT a word
Canadian French
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according to the Canadian Dictionary, and Dictionnaire G�n�rale de la Langue Fran�aise au Canada:
the plural of 'm�dium' is 'm�diums' 'des m�dia' and 'un m�dia' are listed as anglicismes again, 'm�dias' is not a word
strangely enough, the Canadian Dicitonary does not list 'm�dium' as the French translation of 'medium', rather it suggests using 'moyen' or 'milieu'
I'm sure you were all very excited to know that.
Austin
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