![]() Mail is the usual word in North American English and is sometimes also used in British English: In British English post is also used to mean the letters, parcels/packages, etc.Post occurs in North American English in such expressions as Mail is sometimes used in British English in such expressions as Send your fee by post/mail to this address.I’ll put an application form in the post/mail for you today.In North American English it is usually called the mail: In British English the official system used for sending and delivering letters, parcels/packages, etc.see also airmail, certified mail, snail mail, V-mail™, voicemailīritish/American post / mail post / mail Nouns In Britain private companies may also deliver mail to letter boxes. The largest of these include FedEx and DHL. In both countries there are many companies who provide courier and messenger services for urgent mail. In Britain the post office does not have a monopoly on delivery of post. In the US only the Postal Service can deliver mail to letter boxes and the Service has a monopoly on first-class mail that is not urgent. Americans complain about the Postal Service, but it usually does an efficient job at a reasonable price. Most cities have one post office which stays open late. Post offices sell stamps and deal with mail that has to be insured. Every address in the US includes an abbreviation for the name of the state and a ZIP code, which is used to help sort the mail. ![]() ![]() In cities and towns letters to be sent are posted in one of the many blue mailboxes. The mailbox has a flag which is raised to let the mail carrier know when there is mail inside to be collected for sending. People whose houses are a long way from the road have a special rural mailbox by the road for mail to be delivered to. It is very unusual for a house to have a letter box in the door for letters. Most homes have mailboxes (= small boxes where letters can be put) fixed outside, near the door. Mail carriers, sometimes called mailmen or mailwomen, deliver mail to homes and businesses once a day, Monday to Saturday. The system that deals with mail in the US, the US Postal Service ( USPS), is an independent part of the government. In rural areas they travel round in red vans, but in towns and villages they usually go from house to house on foot or on bicycles. They put the mail through a flap in the door, which is also called a letter box. Postmen and postwomen deliver mail Monday to Saturday direct to homes and businesses. Each has a sign giving times of collections. Letters are posted in red postboxes, also called letter boxes. Every address in Britain includes a postcode of letters and numbers, for example OX2 6DP for an address in Oxford, that makes it possible to sort the post by machine. Normally, first-class mail is delivered the day after it is posted and second-class mail within two or three days. When sending a letter, people can choose between two levels of service, first class or the cheaper second class. Mail is often called post in British English. In recent years, many smaller post offices have been closed because they do not make a profit, though this has led to protests from local people. Small post offices are now often based in a newsagent's or other shop, rather than being in a separate building. They also offer foreign currency exchange. As well as selling stamps, post offices take in letters and packages that are to be sent by special delivery. The Royal Mail is a private limited company, having been sold by the government in 2013. The Post Office manages the country's many post offices. Culture postal services postal services Most letters and many packages sent in Britain are dealt with by the Royal Mail, which is part of the Royal Mail Group Ltd.
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