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Cloud · 02-07-2011, 11:38 AM

Sorry if this has been asked before (can't find it), but my boss and I are having a debate about this. A web search on this topic is inconclusive.

He's decided that the email (or e-mail--that's another subject!) is a collective noun, so the plural is email. There's some support for that, but I personally think it's confusing. I think emails is better--what do you think?

02-07-2011, 11:38 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	What is the plural of "e-mail"? Sorry if this has been asked before (can't find it), but my boss and I are having a debate about this. A web search on this topic is inconclusive. He's decided that the email (or e-mail--that's another subject!) is a collective noun, so the plural is email. There's some support for that, but I personally think it's confusing. I think emails is better--what do you think? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"