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Many emails or much email #1 (permalink) Thu Dec 30, 2004 23:33 pm   Many emails or much email
 

Hello, are you already celebrating New Year?
Maybe this is my last question in 2004. What is correct, many emails or much email?
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Many emails or much email #2 (permalink) Thu Dec 30, 2004 23:41 pm   Many emails or much email
 

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Good question. I would say both versions are correct because mail is a mass noun like money or air. It's a bit different with email though. You can say 'I've received many email messages' or 'many emails'.
Or you can say 'I've received much email'.

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Many emails or much email #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 13, 2010 23:20 pm   Many emails or much email
 

These days it's pretty common to use the word "email" as a countable noun, right?
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Many emails or much email #4 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 0:08 am   Many emails or much email
 

Both are correct.
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Many emails or much email #5 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 0:25 am   Many emails or much email
 

Hey guys I wouldn't have thought you'd remember my question which I asked almost 4 years ago and I'm honoured that you picked it up again! Interestingly enough I asked that question on a Friday and now you are responding on a Saturday again!
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Many emails or much email #6 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 0:26 am   Many emails or much email
 

Tofu,
Why are you dragging up threads from 2004 to state something which you know is correct?
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Many emails or much email #7 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 0:30 am   Many emails or much email
 

Hi Bev, I think there is nothing wrong with bringing up threads that were posted a while ago because there a lot of users on our forum will benefit from this information.

Let me know what you think.
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Many emails or much email #8 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 0:40 am   Many emails or much email
 

I agree Torsten, but given recent posts, I wondered about Tofu's motives in doing so here, particularly as I suspect Tofu was fully aware that it is... after all, you had originally replied:
Torsten wrote:
I would say both versions are correct because mail is a mass noun like money or air.

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Many emails or much email #9 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:12 am   Many emails or much email
 

Hi Bev, I think Tofu wants a lot of attention and we as a community can adjust to her demands by either responding to or ignoring her requests.

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Many emails or much email #10 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:07 am   Many emails or much email
 

My question here is not whether it's correct to use "email" as a countable noun as well as a uncountable noun; however, it is whether it's pretty common to use the word "email" as a countable noun.
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Many emails or much email #11 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:25 am   Many emails or much email
 

Torsten wrote:
It's a bit different with email though.


Does "different with something" have the same meaning as "different from something"? I've never used the phrases in the same sense.
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Many emails or much email #12 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:19 am   Many emails or much email
 

It wouldn't be used in the same sense here either.
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Many emails or much email #13 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:22 am   Many emails or much email
 

Torsten wrote:
Hi Bev, I think Tofu wants a lot of attention and we as a community can adjust to her demands by either responding to or ignoring her requests.


I think most of Tofu's requests are genuine - or at least have been up to this point.
My concern is that some of the posts made yesterday (including this one) do not seem to be as genuine and Tofu is now reacting by living up to the label given to him by others.

That is, of course, just my opinion.
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Many emails or much email #14 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:41 am   Many emails or much email
 

Beeesneees wrote:
It wouldn't be used in the same sense here either.


Thank you, B.

It's a bit different with email though.
Should with have been "from"?
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Many emails or much email #15 (permalink) Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:54 am   Many emails or much email
 

No.

It's a bit difficult with (regard to) email though.

'From' wouldn't make sense.
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