You can say: I like this one or I like that one.
But can't say: I like these ones or I like those ones
But must say: I like these or I like those
2007-10-22 12:54:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Because it's repetitive to say "I like these ones". You are already specifying which ones you like - these. You don't need to continue to specify by adding 'ones' on the end.
But this you say "I like this one"...it does specify which one of these/those you do like.
2007-10-22 13:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by woocee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I absolutely hate it when people use "these ones" or "those ones"!! It's redundant, and it tells me that they don't have a very good grasp of grammar.
2007-10-22 20:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My pet hate is "these ones and those ones".
It's completely unnecessary and redundant to add "ones".
2007-10-22 20:09:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one ever told me that! I can see people thinking "ones" is a bit odd since "one" is also a number, but it isn't being used as a number in your sentence.
2007-10-22 20:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is not grammatically correct, that's why.
2007-10-22 20:12:02 · answer #5 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋