Previously undisclosed internal communications raise more questions about Minister Nathan Neudorf’s latest claim on the origin of renewables moratorium
Huh, I never thought about this. The plurality norms don’t quite match snail mail.
“The mail is here” (this sounds normal)
“The mails are here” (this sounds unusual)
“I got an email” (this sounds normal)
“I got a letter” (this sounds normal)
“I got a mail” (this sounds unusual)
I guess this comes down to the fact that there is no widely-used word for a single piece of electronic mail. Perhaps “eletter” would be the analogue, but I’ve never seen it used. As a result, “email” is used for both a single piece, and the category as a whole.
If you don’t know why ‘email’ doesn’t get an S on the end, then I think we’ve lost the illusion of authority.
It’s like a tenor who can’t clear his throat.
Plenty of people seem to weigh in on either side.
This linguistic argument is hardly a settled thing, and definitely not on par with their/there/they’re mistakes.
Our Government Weighs in, in favour of emails
Huh, I never thought about this. The plurality norms don’t quite match snail mail.
I guess this comes down to the fact that there is no widely-used word for a single piece of electronic mail. Perhaps “eletter” would be the analogue, but I’ve never seen it used. As a result, “email” is used for both a single piece, and the category as a whole.