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Smail vs Email - What's the difference?

smail | email |

As nouns the difference between smail and email

is that smail is conventional mail; snail mail while email is a raised or embossed image pressed into metal, such as a seal pressed into a foil and attached to a document.

As verbs the difference between smail and email

is that smail is to send by conventional mail while email is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

smail

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Internet, dated) Conventional mail; snail mail.
  • * {{quote-newsgroup, title=SEEKIG HAPPY MEAL TOY TRADERS WORLDWIDE, newsgroup=rec.collecting, date=May 24, year=1996, passage=To receive this list by smail send self addressed stamped envelope, author=
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  • * 1997' November 18, “SteveH1491” (username), “ Trick Int'l ' smail address?”, in alt.music.cheap-trick, Usenet.
  • * 2000 August 5, “Robin” (username), “ Re: Letter from india”, in uk.politics.misc and other newsgroups, Usenet:
  • On a similar note just imagine if we could persuade companies that sending junk smail is hugely ineffective. All those people, using all that paper, printers, ink, postmen etc etc.
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  • * 2002 July 15, “Thor” (username), “ Looking for Maisto On Track Diescast Trains”, in rec.models.railroad, Usenet:
  • If anyone knows a smail order or internet vendor who carries them, please let me know ¶
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  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Internet, dated) To send by conventional mail.
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  • email

    English

    (wikipedia email)

    Etymology 1

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a raised or embossed image pressed into metal, such as a seal pressed into a foil and attached to a document
  • A type of dark ink
  • Etymology 2

    see e-mail

    Noun

  • Usage notes
    * Many speakers consider the spelling more correct; however, both spellings are quite common. * Noting that mail is not countable in common usage, certain style guides recommend against the countable use of , preferring such phrasings as email message; however, such countable use is quite common.
    Derived terms
    * email forward * email message * email digest

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Anagrams

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