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- 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?
- apostrophe - The Joness, Joneses, or Jones? - English Language . . .
The writing of Mr Jones' indicates possessive but no spoken ez I have also heard other people who will say (phonetic) "The Jonesesez ornament" or "The Smithsez ornament" especially in the American South and West
- 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
- 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
- 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
- What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in ‑s?
Usually, the possessive is pronounced regularly, though the spelling may vary: Jones’ , Jones’s dʒoʊnzəz Less commonly, the possessive ending is unpronounced (dʒoʊnz), but the corresponding spelling is then Jones’ "
- Pronunciation of Celt: kɛlt vs. sɛlt - English Language Usage . . .
Both kɛlt and sɛlt are considered acceptable pronunciations of the noun Celt and similarly of the adjective Celtic Is there a reason for the different pronunciations? Which is the more common?
- Spacing after Mr. Mrs. Ms. ? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Yes "Mrs " and "Jones" are separate words so a space must be placed between them It may be worth noting that in Commonwealth English, no full-stop is included for abbreviations that consist of the first and last letters of a word, e g the American English "Dr Jones" would be rendered "Dr Jones"
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