Jul 26, 2011 · When did it become correct to add an 's' to a singular possessive already ending in 's'? I've always heard that when talking about stuff belonging to either a Jones or many Jones, …

I'm Jonesing for a little Ganja, mon... I'm jonesing for a little soul food, brother... (verb) jonesed; jonesing; joneses to have a strong desire or craving for something (Merriam Webster) Wher...

Mar 20, 2011 · To clarify - this is a list of older graduates. Most are married and the female graduates normally use their married name. However, in a distribution list of graduates, they …

Dec 26, 2012 · Are there rules of usage when using the ampersand "&" instead of "and"? Are they completely interchangeable? The ampersand seems more casual, but I'm not sure.

Nov 1, 2013 · The OED says the origin of yonks is unknown and has it from 1968 in the Daily Mail: I rang singer Julie Driscoll... She said: ‘I haven't heard from you for yonks.’ The Shorter …

Jun 14, 2011 · It's actually the opposite of "or even." The excellent example below of "I wouldn't go near a stingray, let alone pet one" demonstrates this. If you wanted to use "or even" with …

Mar 23, 2012 · Co-founder. Once hyphenated, the word is a single word, so only needs a capital at the beginning of the entire word. If you write Co Founder (which isn't really a word) then …

Aug 5, 2018 · Johnson House (in the case of e.g. a charitable foundation) In the case of a name ending in -s (Jones, for example), form the plural and the plural possessive in the usual way: …

Your example sentences confuse two different problems. For nouns that are plural (such as "boys"), the possessive is formed in writing by adding an apostrophe after the plural -s. This is …

May 30, 2013 · Both "w/" and "w/o" were common U.S. abbreviations in correspondence, and in tight spots on data tables, until recently. "C/o" has always been used in addressing letters to …