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Plural of medium , criterion?



 
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Plural of medium , criterion? #1 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 17:23 pm   Plural of medium , criterion?
 

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These words - medium, criterion have unusual plural forms as I know. How are they ?
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Plural of medium , criterion? #2 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 22:50 pm   Plural of medium , criterion?
 

They are from Greek. BTW, criterion's plural could be criterions.
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Plural of medium , criterion? #3 (permalink) Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:40 am   Plural of medium , criterion?
 

Haihao, aren't they from latin ? Do you know something about "medium" ?
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Plural of medium , criterion? #4 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:07 am   Plural of medium , criterion?
 

Hi you two,

The lexeme "criterion" is originated from Greek (kriterion) whereas "medium" is derived from Latin (medius). The plural form of "medium" are "media" and "mediums".

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Plural of medium , criterion? #5 (permalink) Sat Apr 24, 2010 16:28 pm   Plural of medium , criterion?
 

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