Is the noun "E-mail" countable?
Do people say "u got E-mail" or "u got an E-mail?"
2007-05-06 21:17:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
yes.it is countable.
read this page from the website i give below: '3.8 How do I authenticate to send an email?'
see? they use 'an e mail'.
so it is countable.
http://www.systemwebmail.com/faq/3.8.aspx
2007-05-06 21:40:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually, I say an e-mail and it is a countable noun.
2007-05-06 22:19:53 · answer #2 · answered by St Harpy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Countable for what? It is a noun. It counts.
I think people can say "You got some e-mail from..." (to mean that person received two or more) OR "You got an e-mail from..." (meaning that person received one e-mail).
2007-05-06 21:41:39 · answer #3 · answered by Appaloosa88 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, e-mail is a count noun. Mail, on the other hand, is a mass noun.
2007-05-07 05:18:36 · answer #4 · answered by Ghede 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be either. Either of your examples can be used.
"I have to check my e-mail": non-countable, I assume I have more than one--I'd say "I have to check my messages" because "message" is always countable.
"Thanks for your e-mails": countable, referring to a number of specific e-mails.
2007-05-06 22:05:55 · answer #5 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that yes, it is countable, since you can say "I have 3 e-mails."
This means you would say "an e-mail".
It also means that you would have "fewer e-mails" rather than "less e-mail".
2007-05-06 21:48:08 · answer #6 · answered by Amy W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes - I have an e-mail
- I have 6 e-mails
- I have too many bloody e-mails
But "mail" (usually without the "e-") is often used collectively as in "You have mail"
2007-05-06 23:21:46 · answer #7 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-30 13:08:22 · answer #8 · answered by sabra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-14 19:07:05 · answer #9 · answered by 4kkz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋