- Where did Im Jonesing get its meaning from?
I'm Jonesing for a little Ganja, mon I'm jonesing for a little soul food, brother (verb) jonesed; jonesing; joneses to have a strong desire or craving for something (Merriam Webster) Where
- How does one write the name of a married female and spouse in a list of . . .
To clarify - this is a list of older graduates Most are married and the female graduates normally use their married name However, in a distribution list of graduates, they would more likely be known by their maiden name So, what is the proper way to show the maiden name?
- apostrophe - The Joness, Joneses, or Jones? - English Language . . .
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
- Welcome to the Jones__: Plural or Plural Possessive?
The plural of Jones is Joneses, ‐es 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
- Joness or Jones? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I've always heard that when talking about stuff belonging to either a Jones or many Jones, you'd write Jones' (pronounced "Joneses") 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?
- Is the correct format Good morning, John or Good morning John?
Which of these is in the correct format? Good morning, John Or Good morning John
- commas - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Are you, Mr Jones? In this example, you already understand that the man is Mr Jones, and you are asking him whether he is a member of the committee In essence, the latter sentence is merely short for: Are you a member of the committee, Mr Jones? Naturally, if the context is different, the meaning of Are you, Mr Jones? also changes
- grammaticality - How to address an entire family in a letter? - English . . .
How should you start a letter when addressing an entire family? Dear The Jones Family, or Dear Jones Family, I was discussing this with my wife and I preferred the former while my wife prefers
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