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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of electronic mail
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby electronic mail
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How to use electronic mail in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for electronic mail
electronic mail
noun
the transmission and distribution of messages, information, facsimiles of documents, etc, from one computer terminal to anotherAbbreviation: e-mail, email, E-mail
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