Why does it say "cannot get email" on my iPad?

This is for the birds.  Second time it says cannot get mail.   It happens whenever I'm sitting next to my laptop reading my mail and my Ipad is near by...like next to me. Is my laptop competing with my Ipad for connectivity?  I don't have a lot of tech experience, so you reply, please pretend you are speaking to an idiot.  Thanks

I have had that happen to me a number of times. Try this. Quit the mail app and then relaunch it. From your home screen, double tap the home button. Hold down on the mail app icon in the recents tray until it wiggles. Tap the minus sign to close it. Tap the home button. Launch mail again.

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