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A: The other day I sent an e-mail to a friend but the message came back to me.
B: Ah, so your e-mail bounced. Do you know why?
A: I haven't got a clue!
When you bounce up and down - you just jump up and down. When you bounce a ball, you make it go up and down. Or, you can bounce it against a wall. When your cheque bounces, it means you haven't got enough money in your bank. And when your e-mail bounces, it means that it did not reach its destination and is returned to you.
Your e-mail may bounce for several reasons. It may bounce because the mailbox of the person you've written to is full. With most e-mail programs you are only allowed a certain amount of space on the central computer to store your incoming messages. Your e-mail may also bounce because you've got the wrong address. It may bounce because you've typed in the wrong address - you've made a mistake in typing. And it may bounce because the person you've written to has changed their address, like me, you see…
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