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- Is email a mass noun?
- Is email a countable noun?
- Is email an uncountable noun?
- Why is mail an uncountable noun?
Is email a mass noun?
When there is no mention of number, email is used in the singular form as a mass (or uncountable) noun: I received email yesterday.
Is email a countable noun?
[uncountable] the official system used for sending and delivering letters, packages, etc.
Is email an uncountable noun?
Email is not a countable noun, just like mail is not a countable noun. It should be "email messages" (to refer to individual messages) or "email" (to refer to the body of mail that is being sent).
Why is mail an uncountable noun?
Nouns that can form plurals are called "count nouns." Mail, historically, is what is known as a "mass noun" — a noun that can't be enumerated and thus resists pluralization, much like mud and milk, patience and poppycock. Some nouns can be either count or mass, depending on the context.
