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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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0I know 'mail' is uncountable but I have seen the word 'emails' a lot of times. Is 'email' countable? How about 'sms'? I find myself using the plural and singular interchangably. 05002br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10New2grammar12cite 10I know 'mail' is uncountable but I have seen the word 'emails' a lot of times. Is 'email' countable? How about 'sms'?

— Yoong Liat

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10New2grammar12cite 10I know 'mail' is uncountable but I have seen the word 'emails' a lot of times.
  • Is 'email' countable?
  • How about 'sms'?
  • I find myself using the plural and singular interchangably.
  • 12br 12br 12blockquote 10"Mail" is an 01b 00uncountable noun02b 00.
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10I know 'mail' is uncountable but I have seen the word 'emails' a lot of times. Is 'email' countable? How about 'sms'? I find myself using the plural and singular interchangably. 15012br
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0Thanks Yoong Liat.02br
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00I check my email every few hours. => The reason for the singular 'email' is because it is refering to email system instead of each individual email, isn't it?02br
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00Another quick question.02br
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00Would you say "He smsed me yesterday" or simply "He sms me yesterday"? This might be correct in wri
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10I check my email every few hours. => The reason for the singular 'email' is because it is refering to email system instead of each individual email, isn't it?12br
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10Would you say "He smsed me yesterday" or simply "He sms me yesterday"? This might be correct in writing bu
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0You'll more commonly hear "he texted me yesterday", though 050010id1
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