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RobVG — 6/27/2004 4:23:43 PM (archived)

pl. media Usage Problem.

a.) A means of mass communication, such as newpapers, magazines, radio, or television.

b.) media (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The group of journalists and others who constitute the communications industry and profession.

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Torture tied to GWB's, Cheney's, Rice's and Powell's lies. - Bowser - 6/27/2004 3:08:35 PM
- Thanks for sharing the sheep fodder - ebnelson - 6/27/2004 5:33:03 PM
- The "Torture" headlines - RobVG - 6/27/2004 4:46:01 PM
  - Why, then, did Rumsfeld refute the Geneva Convention? And then demand "results"? - Bowser - 6/27/2004 9:54:13 PM
- So the Media is still lying. - RobVG - 6/27/2004 3:41:53 PM
  - "So the Media is still lying." should be "So the Media are still lying." The word "media is the plural of the word "medium". (n/t) - DFM - 6/27/2004 3:55:48 PM
    - Yeah, you'd think we'd all have that phrase down pat by now. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/27/2004 8:48:08 PM
    - You're right. - RobVG - 6/27/2004 4:23:43 PM

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