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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Which one is the most appropriate?

"The brazilian media"
"Brazilian media"
  

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Anonymous Which one is the most appropriate? Brazilian media Proper nouns are always capitalized.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Which one is the most appropriate?
  • Brazilian media Proper nouns are always capitalized.
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Anonymous Which one is the most appropriate?
Brazilian media

Proper nouns are always capitalized.
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Mister Micawber Anonymous Which one is the most appropriate?Brazilian mediaProper nouns are always capitalized.
Why do we omit the article? Is it because "media is plural?
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No; because you did not capitalize 'Brazilian' in your other phrase. Except for that, we cannot judge between therm without context.
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What kind of contexts would that be exactly?
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The context in which you wish to use the words.
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I understand but in which instances would I use them? I don't see any difference between them in any context.
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Give us a sentence in which you would like to use them and we'll tell you which is correct, and why it is correct.
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"(the) Brazilian media are very corrupt."

"When compared, (the) Brazilian media are very corrupt compared to those of other countries."
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(The) Brazilian media are very corrupt.
(The) Brazilian media are very corrupt compared to those of other countries.

In those examples, there is nothing that suggests the article is necessary; it is optional. Here is an example of where it is needed:

The Brazilians on that team are better than those on my team.
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