2006-12-15 07:26:14 · 32 answers · asked by Alicat 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I agree with you all, but I saw it on a babys bib in M&S .......one's
Hate to see one plural it doesn't seem right.
2006-12-15 07:39:13 · update #1
It doesn't. But there should be one in "Mum's". The apostrophe is used to stand in for a missing letter. There is no missing letter in "ones" in that sentence. But "Mum's" means "Mum is", so there is a letter (i) missing from that.
2006-12-15 07:27:06 · answer #1 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No apostrophe in ones - it is a simple plural. The apostrophe goes in Mum's, as it is a contraction of "Mum is". And you would probably read "just like those she used to know", but it doesn't scan very well.
2006-12-15 07:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by Delora Gloria 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You only put in an apostrophe when there is a missing letter - ones is the plural of one, and doesln't need one
2006-12-15 07:41:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isn't an apostrophe in ones as it is just a plural, not a contraction or possessive form - though I'm not sure 'ones' in itself is a grammatically correct word (I know it is in the song too...) - surely the plural of one is not one anymore, it is two or more?
2006-12-15 07:29:24 · answer #4 · answered by Funky Little Spacegirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No apostrophe. The word "ones" is a plural, not possessive.
2006-12-15 07:30:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
An apostrophe is there to represent either a missing letter or something that belongs to someone.
Mum's = mum is
Mums' = Belonging to her.
Ones is plural and nothing belongs to it so there isn't one. I can see where the confusion came in though.
2006-12-15 07:36:06 · answer #6 · answered by itgirl23 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is no apostrophe. Apostrophes are used either to denote a missing letter or to show possession as in One's family.
2006-12-15 07:34:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no apostrophe in ones. It is a plural, not a possessive or a contraction for one is.
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2006-12-15 07:29:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No apostrophe in ones, but I'm pretty sure there should be one before the s in "mums".
2006-12-15 08:24:16 · answer #9 · answered by Leggy_Babe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There would be no apostrophe in the word "ones". It is a plural word, not a possesive one.
2006-12-15 07:28:19 · answer #10 · answered by Elaine 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree: there shouldn't be an apostrophe in ones, but there should in mum's.
And for whoever said punctuation's not important: I beg to differ.
Punctuation left out or put in the wrong place can totally alter the meaning of a phrase.
e.g.
My cat's bowl = the bowl belonging to my cat (one cat)
My cats' bowl = the bowl belonging to my cats (more than one cat sharing the bowl)
My cats bowl = my cats go bowling (and are therefore geniuses)
Catch my drift? :)
2006-12-20 11:59:29 · answer #11 · answered by sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋