I had typed 'someone's' on a previous post today, and the spell checker suggested I change it to 'someones', which I did. Which one is correct?
2006-06-30 05:33:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
not the spell checker
it does happen
2006-06-30 05:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the context.
If it's a plural version of a noun: someones
There are many someones logged into Yahoo! Answers at all hours of the day.
If it's possessive: someone's
It appears that someone's spell checker isn't working.
I suspect that you were probably trying to use the possessive version, so the spell checker is wrong.
2006-06-30 19:35:24 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As always depends upon the use in the sentence. Someone's can mean someone is or can be possessive. Spell checkers aren't always correct.
2006-06-30 12:39:07 · answer #3 · answered by violetb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are using the word as a possessive "someone's" is correct. Spell checkers don't always get it right.
2006-06-30 19:06:20 · answer #4 · answered by Irish1952 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the rest of the sentence. if the someone was referring to one individual, then someone's is correct. if someone is multiple people, then someones' is correct, but in this case i don't think you can have someones' as the word itself implies one person. but this can be used on other words, same rule. If the word means more than one, then you put the s before the apostrophe, if it means one, then the s comes after the apostrophe. Verstanden? ich kann es auch auf deutsch sagen wann du willst.
2006-06-30 12:44:02 · answer #5 · answered by Bill C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was possessive, it should be "someone's". The plural "someones" just sounds awkward to me, and doesn't really make sense. It would be more like "some ones".
2006-06-30 13:44:29 · answer #6 · answered by kellsbells 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides the possessive, there's also the contraction form for 'someone is' as in 'someone's coming'
Odds of you having used it in the form for it being 'someones' are slim...it'd sound stilted to you more than likely.
2006-06-30 12:40:28 · answer #7 · answered by Leo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"someones" (no apostrophe) would be the plural of someone, but it's not a word. The expression you would use would be "some people". Someone's is the possessive form of someone, e.g. someone's coat = a coat owned by someone. Someones' would be plural possessive, e.g. someones' coats = a number of coats owned by someones, but you wouldn't state it this way, you would say some people's coats.
2006-06-30 20:48:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either could be correct, depending on the useage. What is the complete sentence you were typing?
2006-06-30 12:42:17 · answer #9 · answered by Curious1usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
someone's = belonging to someone
someones = multiple of someone
More likely than not, someone's was correct.
2006-06-30 12:37:39 · answer #10 · answered by triviatm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋