By that, do you mean people pronounce it e-mail, with a long e? Because we have words like emu, evoke, even, elongate, and others. We don't necessarily need a d

By that, do you mean people pronounce it e-mail, with a long e? Because we have words like emu, evoke, even, elongate, and others. We don't necessarily need a dash to pronounce a long e. If that's not what you meant, carry on. ;)