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- Should I use media, or medias? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
After this similar post, I have another question regarding the use of the word 'media ' I recently saw the phrase, " it was a good general point about representation and how some medias seem to
- Which is correct: All the media is or all the media are?
The word is also increasingly used in the plural form medias, as if it had a conventional singular form media, especially when referring to different forms of new media, and in the sense ‘the material or form used by an artist’: there were great efforts made by the medias of the involved countriesabout 600 works in all genres and medias
- grammar - When is more than one singular or plural? - English . . .
I always learnt that quot;more than one quot; takes a singular verb because it is followed by a singular noun as in: more than one child has bad grades But what happens when it is followed by a p
- Use of Comma in Email Sign-offs
The comma after best regards separates two distinct thoughts: What the writer wishes—or in this case, what the writer feels—for the recipient and Who the writer is The comma between the position and the organization is implicitly equivalent to a preposition like of, at, or in It is certainly not necessary, but its use is not a flagrant violation either
- idioms - What is the meaning of in the ether? - English Language . . .
Ether, or æther, was the mysterious substance once thought to suffuse the universe and be the medium that propagated light (and radio waves once they were discovered) Before that, it was the material that suffused the realm of the Gods So, to say that something is in the ether means that it is something being communicated from place to place; it has no precise location, just as a radio
- Origin of the word cum - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the origin of the word cum? I'm trying to find the roots for its prevalent usage, especially in North America
- What is somebody who can predict or see into the future called?
Clairvoyant is really someone who can see hidden things in the present, not necessarily in the future 'Seer' works here 'Prophet' would too, but there's often a religious implication
- etymology - Hold your piece or Hold your peace - English Language . . .
Is the correct phrase “ to hold your piece ” or “ to hold your peace ”? This matter is often mentioned together with the matter of “ saying one's piece ”, which has already been answered In that context, the answer to the present question appears to also be given, but without any background or argumentation Hence, I'd hereby like to pose it explicitly, hoping for a somewhat well
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