Bug#419535: E-Mail vs. E-Mails

2007-04-18 Thread Steve Langasek
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" (mean

Bug#419535: E-Mail vs. E-Mails

2007-04-18 Thread Frans Pop
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 "ema

Bug#419535: E-Mail vs. E-Mails

2007-04-18 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 08:37:12AM -0400, Jonathan B. Horen wrote: > 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. No, it is not. > "e-mail" (wh

Bug#419535: E-Mail vs. E-Mails

2007-04-16 Thread Jonathan B. Horen
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 t