Hello, when writing an American address do you separate City, State and ZIP Code by a comma or not. I saw it done both ways, which one is correct? Thank you., Unfortunately, I have not been able to find a USPS Web site which states this clearly, and so for the moment will refer to this Web page by another source (which has links to USPS Web pages which are no longer active )., Hi there, I hope my inquiry is not beyond the scope of this forum. I want to send a package using USPS mail service. I can't make out the following measurements in inches. It reads USPS-Produced Small Box: 8-5/8" x 5-3/8" x 1-5/8". Maximum weight 4 pounds. I wonder why there is a hyphen, Many things are distributed and delivered by mail—that is, by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)—including letters, invoices, manuscripts, magazines, and parcels. We also use it to mean a group or delivery of such things: Has the mail [= mail delivery for the day] arrived yet? It's in the mail., I was reading Put your money where your mail is | the economist These are the distressed customers to whose rescue the USPS hopes to ride. My understanding of this sentence: ==>These are the distressed customers,and the USPS hopes to ride to their rescue. Is this right? If so.What does ride, In AE, letter carriers are what used to be called - and still of are called, unofficially - mailmen (BE and at one time in AE as well, postmen). They work for the US Postal Service and deliver anything sent through the Postal Service and only things sent through the Postal Service. They are government employees. Couriers are people who work for private courier services that specialize in hand .