But recently i've stumbled upon a book which consistently uses jones's when talking of a single jones What's the correct way of using possesives? I am calligraphing holiday ornaments I have been given a list of names Which is correct when a name ends in an es, the jones's, or the joneses, or the jones'? also, when it does not end in a. I'm jonesing for a little ganja, mon.i'm jonesing for a little soul food, brother.(verb) jonesed
Joneses to have a strong desire or craving for something (merriam webster) where. The plural of jones is joneses, โes being added as an indicator of the plurality of a word of which the singular form ends in s, as in dresses or messes The apposition of the much misused apostrophe to the word jones does not pluralize it. In a list of classmates, how is the name of a married female and spouse listed Is the female given name or her husband's given name written first How is the maiden name shown?
Dear the jones family, or dear jones family, i was discussing this with my wife and i preferred the former while my wife prefers. Which of these is in the correct format Mrs. and jones are separate words so a space must be placed between them Jones would be rendered dr jones. I would tend to stick to the latter though, as it a) is more commonplace, b) is considered more polite, c) seems to flow better Indeed, your example of 'incorrect' usage is incorrect solely in that the first sentence uses the accusative (objective) pronoun me.
Usually, the possessive is pronounced regularly, though the spelling may vary Less commonly, the possessive ending is unpronounced (dสoสnz), but the corresponding spelling is then jonesโ
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