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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?
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
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
Do you capitalize second or third etc, as in William Jones the . . . You would normally call the son of the original William Jones "William Jones, Jr " (Junior) Subsequent descendants would be William Jones III, William Jones IV, etc Nobody writes "the third" in any formal context
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’ "
grammatical number - What is the proper title abbreviation for . . . The plural form of Mister is Misters, and the abbreviations Mr and Messrs respectively (although UK English drops the periods) The odd spelling is because "Messrs " comes from the French "messieurs" So your example would be phrased as: Dear Messrs Jones, Smith, Bloggs, and Flintstone The abbreviation for addressing more than one Ms is either "Mses "or "Mss "; note that the abbreviation