tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post6610076567228083174..comments2024-03-17T03:15:14.033-04:00Comments on View From Madison Avenue: The Plural of Medium is MediaView From Madison Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-6187714564252781452011-05-17T13:24:42.801-04:002011-05-17T13:24:42.801-04:00Thank you. This is, perhaps second to litter amon...Thank you. This is, perhaps second to litter among my pet peeves. "I'll have two mediums and one large, thank you." It makes me nuts.<br /><br />As an aside... Like you, I opted for 4 years of French in high school, but unfortunately all I know how to say is "Que pasa?"Rich Ullmanhttp://www.richullman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-48346275251924120672011-04-14T11:09:20.022-04:002011-04-14T11:09:20.022-04:00Paul, I am so glad you brought this up. Hearing a...Paul, I am so glad you brought this up. Hearing agency people say "mediums," especially in the presence of clients, makes me shudder.<br /><br />While we're at it, we should also call attention to those who say "flush out" instead of "flesh out." Unbelievable. <br /><br />Thanks for another great blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-7939771807533889552011-04-14T09:20:25.279-04:002011-04-14T09:20:25.279-04:00I would just like to acknowledge the dozens of com...I would just like to acknowledge the dozens of comments received directly on my Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. Wow! This created a lot of buzz and obviously hit a nerve. Thanks, all.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-8531646693136499632011-04-12T16:22:16.215-04:002011-04-12T16:22:16.215-04:00Elli: I looked it up. A medium who tells fortunes...Elli: I looked it up. A medium who tells fortunes is different. Several of them are actually mediums.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-32426076982654720842011-04-12T15:48:46.158-04:002011-04-12T15:48:46.158-04:00How about the esoteric use of the word medium? I&#...How about the esoteric use of the word medium? I've often wondered if one person is a medium and several are media. I think that may be the only exception to the rule.Ellihttp://ellistrauss.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-30497155960317177512011-04-12T15:10:46.584-04:002011-04-12T15:10:46.584-04:00"...they wrote that a collage hanging in some..."...they wrote that a collage hanging in someone’s home was made of mixed mediums."<br /><br />Oh Paul, you're such a nag. The author is perfectly correct as she undoubtedly wished to describe a collage made up of individuals held to be a channel of communication between the earthly world and a world of spirits.<br /><br />Regards -- Livy MillerLivingston Miller, President Seiter & Miller Advertisinghttp://www.seitermiller.comnoreply@blogger.com