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In Media(s) Res

English translation: "in medias res" (with the 's')

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Latin term or phrase:In Media(s) Res
English translation: "in medias res" (with the 's')
Entered by: Carmen Schultz

04:29 Feb 28, 2008
Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
Latin term or phrase: In Media(s) Res
Greetings,

I know what the phrase means, and understand that its most widely used variant has the 's' in Medias. To what extent is it grammatically correct and/or acceptable to use Media instead of Medias?

Thanks in advance,


Gennady
Gennady Pritsker
"in medias res" (with the 's')
Explanation:
I've always read it and heard it as "in medias res" (with the 's')

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Note added at 39 mins (2008-02-28 05:08:16 GMT)
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in medias res -- Britannica Online EncyclopediaBritannica online encyclopedia article on in medias res: in narrative technique, the recommended practice of beginning an epic or other fictional form by ...
www.britannica.com/eb/article-9042230/in-medias-res - 51k - Cached - Similar pages
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Carmen Schultz
Local time: 11:03
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4 +5"in medias res" (with the 's')
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
"in medias res" (with the 's')


Explanation:
I've always read it and heard it as "in medias res" (with the 's')

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Note added at 39 mins (2008-02-28 05:08:16 GMT)
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in medias res -- Britannica Online EncyclopediaBritannica online encyclopedia article on in medias res: in narrative technique, the recommended practice of beginning an epic or other fictional form by ...
www.britannica.com/eb/article-9042230/in-medias-res - 51k - Cached - Similar pages


Carmen Schultz
Local time: 11:03
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Krisztina Lelik
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Jim Tucker (X): has to have the "s" - plural accusative - "INTO the middle of things" - cannot appear without the "s"
3 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
3 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Rebecca Garber
9 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Krzysztof Laskowski: in medias res - there is no other sensible way
1 day 1 hr
  -> thanks
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