Mar 5, 2005 03:12
19 yrs ago
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English term

snail mail

Non-PRO English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters letters
Attached, please find the contract. Fill it in and return it signed by snail mail.

What is snail mail?

Many thanks.

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+19
1 min
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the post

as against email

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-03-05 03:14:56 GMT)
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i.e. a letter, in an envelope, with a stamp :-) So called because email is immediate, and relatively, posted letters are very slow in comparison, hence \"snail mail\"
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3 mins

regular mail

regular mail, regular post office delivery (as opposed to e-mail, which is faster!).

Good luck!

Patricia
Peer comment(s):

agree Bjørn Anthun
5 mins
Thanks Renate! :-)
agree rangepost
7 mins
Thanks rangepost! :-)
agree Rahi Moosavi
17 mins
Thanks Rahi! :-)
agree Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
2 hrs
Thanks Saleh! :-)
agree Aisha Maniar
5 hrs
Thanks Aisha! :-)
agree SirReaL
6 hrs
Thanks SirReal! :-)
agree Paula Vaz-Carreiro
7 hrs
Thanks Paula! :-)
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