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Package: Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide
Version: 4.0 for i386
The heading for section 8.5.2 reads "Sending E-Mails Outside The System".
This is incorrect English, with regard to e-mail. "e-mail" (whether
hyphenated, or not) is both singular *and* plural. Thus, I can write "I sent
email to John" (meaning one message); or "I sent email to John" (meaning
two-or-more messages).
In order to avoid confusion, or the appearance of incorrect usage, we recommend
that people/publications follow this format:
Single message: Sending E-Mail Outside The System
Multiple messages: Sending E-Mail Messages Outside the System
The second format is preferable, since a single message is a subset of multiple
messages.
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On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 05:20:05AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 01:33:41PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
> > On Wednesday 18 April 2007 10:13, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > > > "e-mail" (whether hyphenated, or not) is both singular *and* plural.
> > > > Thus, I can write "I sent email to John" (meaning one message); or "I
> > > > sent email to John" (meaning two-or-more messages).
>
> > > No, the plural is "e-mails" (or "emails"). "e-mail" is the singular
> > > and is also a *mass noun*.
>
> > OTOH, using the singular as a "mass noun" in this context would not be
> > incorrect, would it?
>
> Yes, it would also be correct. Note that it would subtly change the
> *meaning* of the sentence, so it would not be appropriate to consider this a
> "correction".
I guess we can trust Steve on this one. No use keeping this issue open.
Kind regards,
Philipp Kern
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