Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 22, 2002 13:35
24 yrs ago
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German term
New Zealand
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Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
I'm a little puzzled by the use of "Mail" on its own in this sentence:
"Ich erhalte seit ca. 4 Wochen erste Mails aus dem Vertrieb, die besagen, daß es Probleme mit dem neuen Pastenopaker gibt."
So, this is talking about in-house commuincations. Does it simply mean "e-mails", or is it more general than that? If so, what would be the best way to translate it?
"Ich erhalte seit ca. 4 Wochen erste Mails aus dem Vertrieb, die besagen, daß es Probleme mit dem neuen Pastenopaker gibt."
So, this is talking about in-house commuincations. Does it simply mean "e-mails", or is it more general than that? If so, what would be the best way to translate it?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | e-mails |
Gillian Scheibelein
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| 5 +1 | Post-grading comment |
Chris Rowson (X)
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| 5 | e-mails |
m-svenja
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Proposed translations
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Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
25 years' technical translation, CHEMIST
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
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e-mails
The Germans often shorten it for some reason
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great! Thank you very much for that, Gillian."
5 mins
e-mails
Mails is just a "German" abbreviation and for it is a noun it starts with the capital M.
+1
1 hr
Post-grading comment
I am rather surprised to hear that it is a German habit to call emails mails. This was normal usage where I worked in London as much as 10 years ago.
Peer comment(s):
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Barbara Lawson
: So that's where the Germans got it from :)
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Well, you know, I play Allemandes written by Bach. In the French style.
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