On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 18:17, Eric Fernandez wrote: > >I think the reason this has heretofore gone unnoticed is because many of > >the English native speakers here are US Citizens. As such we hear > >English butchered in so many unique ways daily it isn't always obvious > >what is, or isn't an error. I speak here of my own shortcoming and I > >grant that I'm not unique in this respect. > > > >James > > > And for a French it is not so simple. Apparently the academy accepts > both the latin plural medium/media, but also the French mark of plural, > the final 's' : mediums. I wonder what would say the Quebec Franch > language academy, since they are even more rigorous than the French > themselves :-D
Well at least they HAVE an Academy. For English your best bet is to find a stubborn smartarse (like myself) who's willing to decree what's right and wrong and argue their position for you against all comers. :) -- adamw
