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The word "media" has become shorthand for "communications media". While correct in the original Latin, trying to use "media" as the plural for "medium" in any
by howlgarnish 6y ago
The word "media" has become shorthand for "communications media". While correct in the original Latin, trying to use "media" as the plural for "medium" in any other context in English is jarring.
- gioscarab 6y agoThe word medium identifies a mean of communication. The commenter uses it to identify a mean of exchanging value. IMHO the word was both misused and misspelled.
- howlgarnish 6y ago"Medium of exchange" is standard terminology in economics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_of_exchange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_of_exchange
- gioscarab 6y agoYou are right! So just misspelled :)
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- Youden 6y agoThat's just one context. "Media" and "medium" are common in other situations. For example: - "A hard drive is one of the many storage media available for computers.", "Blu-ray is an optical storage medium". - "This work of art is mixed-media", "the medium for this work is acrylic on canvas".