Re: Word-a-Day: email

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On Mon Apr  7 12:52 , Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org> sent:

>On Sat, 2008-04-05 at 18:28 -0500, Shaun McCance wrote:
>
>I want to address plurals here.  How's this addition?
>
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>The word "email" may be used as a mass noun.  Avoid using
>"email" as a countable plural; use "email messages" instead.
>
>Correct:
>  I read some email this morning.
>  I sent you two email messages last night.
>Incorrect:
>  I read some emails this morning.
>  I sent you two emails last night.
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>

Hi folks, I'm a tech writer and I'm planning to volunteer for Gnome.

As for your approach to using email in the plural, I think it works very well.

Rob Thornton
NCI Information Systems
Herndon, VA
 
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