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To: Jack Clarke who wrote (140)	1/2/1998 4:59:00 PM
From: Janice Shell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

Jack-- I don't like it either. SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM THE CARTER'S. Maybe the greetings are from the Carters's card? But still not right. (Even so, THERE'S a vexed problem: when to use the "apostrophe s" with proper names ending in "s". There IS a rule, but I forget the particulars. And--heh-heh--shall we talk about misplaced, commas? Used in evident desperation by so many. God I hate 'em, like mosquitoes. Janice

To: Jack Clarke who wrote (140)	1/2/1998 5:12:00 PM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

Jack, sorry to land you with this one but the mental image I form when hearing of the media is the general group or collection of newspapers, talk show hosts, magazines, and the web. Therefore, it is a natural pluralization in my eyes. It is a shortened form of mass media or communication to the masses via a collective group of mediums&#151media. Medium more clearly denotes a single type&#151CD-ROM, newsprint, to name a few. Perhaps it is more clear to consider medium as the method of distribution. From your earlier postings it is clear that you recognize the continual evolution of our language. I like to use media when explaining why Dan Rather, the WSJ, Geraldo, NBC, and the National Enquirer are common bedfellows. Is there a reason against my using it which is more compelling than the reason I've just explained? -MrB &#147Wrong, perhaps, but for a good reason!&#148