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From the quick google search I did, begging the question and media don't seem to me to be in the same state of flux.
When I googled begging the question, all the hits on the first page were about the logical fallacy.
When I googled whether media was singular or plural, the answer about the verb was less clear.
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A collective noun can be considered as either singular or plural depending on the sense of the sentence.
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Are collective nouns singular or plural?
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For example, “data” is now considered singular by a great many usage experts. “Media” will undoubtedly get there someday. The fact that journalists are already using “mediums” as the plural seems to point the way to the eventual acceptance of “media” as a singular noun.
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Is "media" singular or plural?
This was written in 2007. That might have been a generation ago in internet years. |
As I was reading this thread, I was thinking of the word "data." There are many times that I have to address an email to the rest of the office regarding the unavailability of data to complete daily reports. I've thought that data should be plural, but it just doesn't sound right. I'm happy to know that there are usage experts out there who say the word is now singular. Whew!
