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Ok, this has been bugging me for some time.
I often see (mostly in print) artists describe their work as the following:
* using many mediums
* works in a variety of mediums
* explores several mediums
No, I am not the grammar police.
But, traditionally, unless you are talking about:
1) psychics (pl. mediums)
2) many jars of Acrylic Gloss medium or
3) many of a particular size of shirt (pl. mediums)
the plural of "medium" is "media".
i.e.: This artist works with a variety of media. I like to experiment with a broad range of artistic media.
There's a reason the term is "mixed-media" and not "mixed mediums". Right?
me·di·um (mē'dē-əm)
n. pl. me·di·a (-dē-ə) or me·di·ums
1. Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.
2. An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.
3. An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred: The train was the usual medium of transportation in those days.
4. pl. media Usage Problem
1. A means of mass communication, such as newpapers, magazines, radio, or television.
2. media (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The group of journalists and others who constitute the communications industry and profession.
3. A surrounding environment in which something functions and thrives.
4. The substance in which a specific organism lives and thrives.
5. A culture medium.
6. A specific kind of artistic technique or means of expression as determined by the materials used or the creative methods involved: the medium of lithography.
7. The materials used in a specific artistic technique: oils as a medium.
5. pl. media Computer Science An object or device, such as a disk, on which data is stored.
6. pl. mediums A person thought to have the power to communicate with the spirits of the dead or with agents of another world or dimension. Also called psychic.
7. pl. media
1. A surrounding environment in which something functions and thrives.
2. The substance in which a specific organism lives and thrives.
3. A culture medium.
4. A specific kind of artistic technique or means of expression as determined by the materials used or the creative methods involved: the medium of lithography.
5. The materials used in a specific artistic technique: oils as a medium.
8.
1. A specific kind of artistic technique or means of expression as determined by the materials used or the creative methods involved: the medium of lithography.
2. The materials used in a specific artistic technique: oils as a medium.
9. A solvent with which paint is thinned to the proper consistency.
10. Chemistry A filtering substance, such as filter paper.
11. A size of paper, usually 18 × 23 inches or 17 1/2 × 22 inches.
The right words are your friends! They help you sound like you know what you're talking about when you describe your hard work. :)
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