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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 . . . 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
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?
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
Apostrophe s or ss - English Language Usage Stack Exchange On the use of so-called 'zero genitive', marked by a simple apostrophe in spelling ('), as opposed to the 's genitive, Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartvik specify in A Comprehensive grammar of the English Language (pp 320 321) that: In addition to its normal use with regular plurals such as boys', the 'zero genitive' is used to avoid repetitive or awkward combinations of sounds in the
Johnsons or Johnsons - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Johnson House (in the case of e g a charitable foundation) In the case of a name ending in -s (Jones, for example), form the plural and the plural possessive in the usual way: "Keeping up with the Joneses"; "I'm heading over to the Joneses' house "