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Oct 24, 2014 · 1. Mr. Jones has an ornmanent. The Joneses, meaning Mr. and Mrs. Jones, have an ornament. Mr. Smith has an ornament. The Smiths, meaning Mr. and Mrs. Smith, have an ornament. I would regard these as incorrect: Mr. Jones' ornament looks nice. The Joneses's ornament looks nice. The Smiths's ornament looks nice.
Jul 26, 2011 · Improve this answer. answered Jul 26, 2011 at 6:46. bye. 11.6k 40 46. Pronunciation is indeed the key: Dialects differ even though the "grammar" of this issue strongly favors the inclusion (and pronunciation) of the possessive s on any singular noun, whether it ends in s (or z) or not. So: "Jones's" and "Horowitz's" but "the Joneses' house" and ...
22. The New Oxford American Dictionary has “Origin 1960’s: said to come from Jones Alley, in Manhattan, associated with drug addicts.”. Some online sources dispute the claim and attribute it to Great Jones Street. Yes. And I may add that according to Names of New York, Great Jones Street, two blocks away from Jones Alley, used to be ...
3. Some people feel they have to keep up with the Joneses. 有些人觉得他们(一定)得和邻居去攀比(或:赶时髦). 来自互联网 4. Edward is always trying to keep up with the Joneses. 爱德华老是不断地和邻居比较. 来自互联网 5. Mr. and Mrs. Brown bought a new car simply to keep up with the Joneses.
Jan 13, 2015 · The pronunciation is correct, but "joneses" is not what was meant in the sentence. Yup, as detailed in the comments, the answer is The Joneses, pronounced / ˈdʒoʊnzɨz / or / ˈdʒoʊnzəz / (JONE-zez). dʒ as in jam. oʊ as in go. n as in can. z as in has. ɨ as in roses OR ə as in focus. z as in has.
Jul 12, 2017 · For that reason I would go with Jones'. If you are just pluralizing Jones, then, yes, it's Joneses. As in, "We are the Joneses.". In your case you are wanting a sign that indicates it's the home of the Jones family, the home you possess or own. So, Jones', whether you explicitly use the word house/home or not, seems to be the right word.
Ultimately, one has to decide whether one is sufficiently pro-'Joneses' to read out Jones' as 'Joneses', etc. In a sense, 'only read the form Jones's as 'Joneses' is prescriptivist. One faces a very similar problem when quoting a passage with alternative spellings one doesn't use, when quoting passages using different spellings, when reading out 'Wagner conducted the Wagner piece' ...
Closed 11 years ago. What is the proper use of the apostrophe in this phrase: The party is at the Johnsons's. Assuming, the regular form of the last name is "Johnson" and there are at least two people in the Johnson family. I assume it should be possessive because it is implied that it is referring to their house.
Nov 28, 2015 · IconDaemon. 2,847 1 18 24. But of course it is possessive only for someone (or something) called "The Johnson". – GEdgar. Nov 28, 2015 at 2:14. 2. If there's more than one Johnson, it should be the Johnsons' house. If there's only one, it should be Johnson's house. – Steven Littman.
Aug 5, 2018 · 1. If the phrase is intended as a signature, then the possessive does not apply; it's a simple plural - the members of the Johnson family are simply "The Johnsons". If, on the other hand, you are referring to their house, you have (at least) two choices: Possessive: the Johnsons' house (the house belonging to the Johnsons) Adjectival: the ...
