Is it correct to say emails?

E-mail and email are both correct ways to spell the same word. The issue of the hyphen (or lack thereof) in e-mail is still far from being settled. Different style guides prefer one spelling over the other, so if you need to follow one make sure you use the spelling it prescribes.

Is email a mass noun?

You can use email as an uncountable noun, just like mail. For example, “I received lots of email today” or “John sends me too much stupid chain email”. But, you cannot use email as a countable noun. For example, “I have five email” makes as much sense as “I have five mail”.

How do you use email in a sentence?

[S] [T] I just emailed you. ( CK)
[S] [T] I sent Tom an email. ( CK)
[S] [T] I sent you an email. ( Eldad)
[S] [T] I’m emailing Tom now. ( CK)
[S] [T] Here’s my email address. ( CK)
[S] [T] This is my email address. ( CK)
[S] [T] What’s your email address? ( CK)
[S] [T] I emailed Tom his homework. ( CK)

Is email an uncountable noun?

We should *not* be using the word “emails”. 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).

What is the collective noun for emails?

A gaggle of email.

Should I reply to FYI emails?

Even with a simple FYI-type email, a nice “Thanks for the update — appreciated!” will be a welcome reply, especially for FYIs about time-sensitive and date-specific concerns. But that doesn’t mean you reply that way to every single email you receive.

Which is the plural form of the word email?

Here’s the word you’re looking for. The noun email can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be email . However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be emails e.g. in reference to various types of emails or a collection of emails.

Can you use the word email as a countable noun?

But, you cannot use email as a countable noun. For example, “I have five email” makes as much sense as “I have five mail”. You can use emails as a countable noun, just like letters. Originally, email was always uncountable, just like mail.

Why is it called ” I have too many emails “?

Originally, email was always uncountable, just like mail. But over time, largely due to the ubiquity of use, pieces of email or email messages (and similar phrases) were shortened, and simplified to just emails. For example: “I have five emails” or “Kevin sends me too many emails”. (Contrast that last one with “Kevin sends me too much email”.)

Which is correct an e-mail or an email message?

At publishing houses, the proper handling of “an e-mail [or email]” versus “an e-mail [or email] message” remains a house style issue—there is no universally agreed-upon preference. If you are beholden to no one’s style guide, you are free to use the wording that you like better.