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German translation: mit der gleichen Post

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English term or phrase:	by the same mail or with the same post
German translation:	mit der gleichen Post
Entered by:	Johannes Gleim

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09:10 Feb 7, 2007

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English term or phrase: by the same mail or with the same post

which expression is better, i.e. more common

by the same mail, does that indicate enclosed with the letter or sent on the same day under separate cover?

Am totally puzzled, since I got different answers.

Thanks for you help in advance

Inge

Inge Preiss KudoZ activity Questions: 237 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 161 Germany
Local time: 14:18

mit der gleichen Post

Explanation:
meint, daß ich mehrere Briefe nacheinander schreibe und gleichzeitig verschicke.

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Note added at 7 Stunden (2007-02-07 16:48:43 GMT)
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"Under separate cover" meint 2 Briefe an den gleichen Empfànger. "Enclosed please find" bedeutet im gleichen Umschlag. Falls dies beabsichtigt ist; wùrde ich die letztgenannten Ausdrùcke verwenden.

Entschuldigung fùr die seltsamen Umlaute, aber ich verwende zaur Zeit eine franzoesische Tastatur.

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Note added at 1 Tag11 Stunden (2007-02-08 20:29:29 GMT)
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allerdings:
by this mail = mit gleicher Post
under separate cover = mit getrennter Post
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...
könnte durchaus mit by the same post/mail verwechselt werden. Oder handelt es sich um keinen "native speaker", wie Brie Vernier offensichtlich vermutet?

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Local time: 14:18

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thanks johannes
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mit der gleichen Post

Johannes Gleim

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neither

Brie Vernier

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peer agreement (net): +1

neither

Explanation:
Inge, neither of these options sounds to me like anything a native English speaker would use in such a context. However, if I were to ever encounter either phrase, I would understand both to mean "enclosed", *not* "under separate cover". Also, I have a feeling that "mail" as used here is a particularly German misuse of the term to mean "e-mail". There is no such thing as "a mail". It is either "a letter" or the like or, if we are talking about electronic communication, "a message" or similar.

I hope that helps.

Brie Vernier
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Local time: 14:18
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peer agreement (net): +4

mit der gleichen Post

Johannes Gleim
Local time: 14:18
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thanks johannes

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