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Is 'media' the plural form of 'medium'?In: Plural Nouns
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Answering "Is media the plural of medium?"
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No.
Macb
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My vote is with "Yo!", above. Media is the plural of medium, where medium is used as a noun, of course.
Medium, when referring to the various ways we acquire information, such as radio, tv, newspapers, magazines, internet, word-of-mouth etc., is used to speak of only one of the above. Media in this sense, is a collective noun, referring to all of the above, and therefore plural.
Medium, referring to cooking of steaks etc., has no plural.
Medium, referring to a person or other agency acting as a go-between for the living and those who have passed on, would be singular, and the plural (more that one at a time) would be 'Mediums'.
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Macb has no idea what he's talking about. Just look at m-w.com! Yes, Media is the plural of Media, unless referring to a person or agency.
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