Address

This article is about the kind of address that you find or communicate with someone through. Address can also mean public speaking. It can also be used when someone is working on something, or talking about something.

An address (pronounced AD-dress or ad-DRESS) is a way to find or communicate with someone. It can be a postal address or an e-mail address. On forms, it is common to ask for someone's name, address and phone number, so that the person can be found easily.

Postal address

A postal address is usually the location of someone's house, but sometimes it is the person's Post Office Box. It is the information that is put on a letter to have the letter delivered to a person.

Example (in England):

Mr John Smith

132, My Street,

Bigtown BG23 4YZ

England

Example (in the U.S.):

Mr John Smith

132 My Street,

Kingston, New York 12401

United States

Example (in Nigeria):

Mr Daniel Izuchukwu Nwoye

8, My Street,

Ilassan Lekki, Lagos 105102

Nigeria.

Email Address

An email address is used to send someone an e-mail. It has a username, and this is followed by the name of the person's email provider. The at sign (@) separates the two. For example:

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

The "name" part can be made up of any letters or numbers, and a few special characters, but it cannot contain spaces. The "provider" part can be made up of any letters or numbers, but no special characters and no spaces. Some providers may restrict the "name" part in other ways. For example, Gmail does not allow underscores.