Jan 18, 2013 · In other words, "ones" and "one's" are equally acceptable simply because they are both easily understood in context. As for prescriptive grammar: I couldn't find a good source that specifically says "it/its/it's" is specifically an exception to the possessive "'s," nor for one that states that personal possessive pronouns do not use the single ...

The webpage discusses the correct possessive form of "one" and whether it should be spelled as "ones" or "one's".

"Ones" is the plural of "one". Example: Are those the ones you are looking for? "Ones" is also the possessive form of "one" when "one" is used as a pronoun. There is no apostrophe, similar to "his". Example: One should mind ones own business. "One's" is a contraction of "one" and "is", or "one" and "has". Examples: One's less than two. One's been less then two forever. If …

Jul 26, 2014 · Traffic laws are ones of those laws that are difficult to enforce. Can I say "ones of those" when the subject is plural?

May 12, 2015 · The reason "loved ones" is normally plural is because the people in question are unknown in form or quantity. "Loved ones" is a generic way of referring to any and all people of significant importance to an individual or group.

May 24, 2013 · "The ones" is best used when things or individuals share something in common but are not being members of or being united in one or the same group. Whereas "those" is best used when things or individuals share something in common and are members of or being united in one or the same group.

Jan 10, 2019 · Some people say a dog=one, dogs=ones, the dog=the one=that, and the dogs=the ones=those. It's a rule of thumb, but what I found was that this is not always correct.

Ones in this case is a plural, not a possessive, so an apostrophe is inappropriate. Whether you need the plural or not is mostly a matter of preference/interpretation: is the company the one to call (singular), or do you call the people at the company (plural)?

Jan 26, 2020 · 'Which ones do you like?' is a general question - we can easily like two or all three of those choices, so inviting 'multiple answers' is not a bad thing. But if I'm offering you one of these things as a snack now, I might ask 'Which one do you like?', but would probably ask 'Which one would you like?'.

Mar 20, 2016 · Saying “these ones” or “those ones” is grammatically incorrect. I have been teaching for 33 years and I notice parents, my kids’ college graduate friends, storekeepers, bankers, teachers, and children using these phrases.