1.Previous
3.Next

delivers the post, while in North America both the U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post deliver the mail.

The term email, short for "electronic mail", first appeared in the 1970s. The term snail mail is a retronym to distinguish it from the quicker email. Various dates have been given for its first use.

History

The practice of communication by written documents carried

1.Previous
3.Next