Mistaken media;Postscript;Letter

23rd July 1999, 1:00am

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Mistaken media;Postscript;Letter

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DOROTHY Went’s remarks about media (TES, July, 9) would be correct if she were discussing classical Greek, Arabic, or some other language. In English, however, we can only say “the media are”, and never “a media is”.

Faith and Wilfrid Lockwood

1 Harp Hill Villas

Harp Hill

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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