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Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium - final patch



On 9/18/19 12:00 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
On 9/17/19 11:43 PM, Holger Levsen wrote:
On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 11:37:39PM +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
Using "media" for a singular word just sounds weird for anyone knowing
Latin.

that's how many promille of the world population?

also: using "handy" as a word for a mobile phone sounds weird for anyone
knowing English, yet, noone in Germany cares.

'installation media' is a real word in todays English, whether or
whether not your Latin knowledge disagrees.

What's the plural of media then? Medias?

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/media

noun

1) the mediatreated as singular or plural The main means of mass
   communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet)
   regarded collectively.‘their demands were publicized by the media’

2) plural form of medium

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/media

media

Definition of media (Entry 3 of 4)

plural of medium

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