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  1.                 From en.wiktionary.org:
                    

    [mail]

    ** German

    *** Etymology

    Abbreviation of [de]; the _E-_ being redundant in German.

    *** Pronunciation

    - [de] - [de] [according to the latter pronunciation] - [de]

    *** Noun

    [f[ predominantly ] ,s] _or_<br /> [n[ alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland ] ,s,s]

    1. [de] [de]

    **** Usage notes

    - Usually feminine; see [de] for more. - The form [de] is predominant in informal contexts, but is now also a common variant in formal language. In the prestigious newspaper [Die Zeit] , the short form was used about 28% of the time between 2009 and 2018, while the full form was used 72% of the time. [1] [2]

    **** Declension

    [f[ predominantly ] ,s] _or_<br /> [n[ alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland ] ,s,s]

    *** References

    References: [1]. Korpustreffer für "@Mails", aus dem Korpus Die ZEIT des Digitalen Wörterbuchs der deutschen Sprache (see https://www.dwds.de/r?q=%40Mails&corpus=zeit&date-start=2009&date-end=2018&format=full&sort=date_desc&limit=50) [2]. Korpustreffer für "@E-Mails", aus dem Korpus Die ZEIT des Digitalen Wörterbuchs der deutschen Sprache (see https://www.dwds.de/r?q=%40E-Mails&corpus=zeit&date-start=2009&date-end=2018&format=full&sort=date_desc&limit=50) < !-- Using the plural form to avoid names like "Daily Mail" etc. --> [de]