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Whats the difference between ones, the ones, those, one, the . . . I agree that "one" is indefinite in the singular while "the one" and "that" are definite in the singular A chair made of wood is as good as one made of leather (indefinite, singular) This chair made of wood is as good as that (one) made of leather (definite, singular) The chair made of wood is as good as the one made of leather (definite
When to use 1 vs. one for technical writing? As @PeterShor points out, in this case "one" is the pronoun, and would never be numeric Beyond that, as a general rule, spell out numbers 1-9, but for technical writing, it may be appropriate to always use the numeric version when you're referring to a numeral (as opposed to the pronoun example above)
Which came first when saying numbers: one hundred AND one or one . . . Presque Isle, One hundred one dollars, fifty five cents, $101 55 Edmunds, One hundred one dollars, thirteen cents, 101 13 On the evidence of these (and other early) Google Books search results, it appears that "one hundred and one" was in use by the second half of the 1600s and that "one hundred one" was in use by the second half of the 1700s
American vs. British English: meaning of One hundred and fifty Try and imagine a commentator at a darts match shouting “one hundred eighty” instead of “one hundred and eighty” Just doesn’t have the same impact Try saying “one three quarters” (could be heard as ¾) vs “one and three quarters” (clearly means 1 ¾) I should add that I’ve never heard or considered using and as a decimal
word choice - Why eleven is not called onety one - English Language . . . @RegDwigнt We also say "one hundred" instead of "hundred" So your argument does not make sense I don't get your comment about nine ten either It's like saying that we call the tentacles on our hands "fingers" because they're not toes The nine ten explanation is just not an explanation –
idioms - Does but one mean only one or except one? - English . . . Does "but one" mean "only one" or "except one"? This phrase shows up in the song "Love is an Open Door" from the movie "Frozen" The relevant line is "Our mental synchronization can have but one explanation" EDIT: Shouldn't it be "Our mental synchronization can't have but one explanation"?
one of . . . singular or plural? [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . . One of the former students "One of" refers to a group The group that follows is plural "Students" is plural of "student " Consider the statement, "one of the team " A team is a group It can be referred to as singular or plural, depending on the context In this case, the sentence refers to a larger entity which "one" is part of
Should the number 0 be pronounced zero or oh? Zero is a little bit longer to pronounce, hence the "oh" As an American speaker, I've always heard it pronounced one 'oh' one, though that doesn't make it anymore correct than one zero one or one-hundred and one even It also tends to be a little more trendy and or less formal to use 'oh' (Hawaii Five-Oh for example)
noone, no one or no-one? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange "no one" is the correct one noone is the common misspelling of "no one" "Noone" is formed for consistency with "nobody", and also its opposites "anyone" and "everyone", but it is still considered nonstandard because of the doubled vowels creating a temptation to read and pronounce it as "noon" ( nuːn )
Any alternative to on the one hand, on the other hand The discourse marker, or sentence connector used by the OP; "on the one hand on the other hand" expresses two contrasting ideas, opinions or facts It is a perfectly acceptable expression in formal papers; however, there is nothing to prevent it from being shortened to “on the other hand”