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‘Children learn as much through the medium of television as they do by going to school.’
Use
media
(WITHOUT -
s
) for plural and group reference: ‘the mass media’, ‘the news media’.
2
In January 1990, the international news media was
excited because it appeared
that Mandela might be released .
In January 1990, the international news media were excited because it appeared
that Mandela might be released.
The media
usually takes a plural verb, especially in formal styles: ‘The media have shown
considerable interest in the trial.’ A singular verb is sometimes heard in everyday conversation,
but some careful users consider this to be incorrect.
medicine
After drinking the medicine, I felt sleepy.
After taking the medicine, I felt sleepy.
take/have your medicine
(NOT
drink
): ‘Have you taken/had your medicine today?’
medium
1
The medium score was about 6 out of 10.
The average score was about 6 out of 10.
medium
= neither large nor small, neither tall nor short, etc: ‘The waiter was of medium height
and walked with a slight limp.’
average
= calculated by adding a set of quantities together and then dividing this total by the
number of quantities in the set: ‘The average age of students entering the college this year is 19.’
‘Since 1991 house prices have been falling at an average annual rate of 8%.’
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