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minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·3 days agoSince you’re ignoring me, here’s some bait: what’s your specific citation for your prescriptivist rule that “email” is a singular and plural noun by divine definition?
minus-squareaubeynarf@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_noun
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoI’m familiar with the concept. What academic resource (thats really important to the prescriptivist I’m talking to) considers email a mass noun?
minus-squarebookmeat@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoIt’s like regular mail, but with an e in front, you know?
Since you’re ignoring me, here’s some bait: what’s your specific citation for your prescriptivist rule that “email” is a singular and plural noun by divine definition?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_noun
I’m familiar with the concept. What academic resource (thats really important to the prescriptivist I’m talking to) considers email a mass noun?
It’s like regular mail, but with an e in front, you know?
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