Serious Grammarians Only!

[Yanksfan396]

I've debated with many professors on this:

Ones.



I argue that this must NOT be a word. I say must because it technically already is. It is simply a plural to the word "one." So, what is more than one one? Few, several, many, those.

Someone please use "ones" in a sentence.

[chljoe]

Binary consists of ones and zeros.

[haybierman]

"What is in your wallet?"

"A couple of fives and three ones"

:-)

[Yanksfan396]

Binary consists of the numbers "one" and "zero."

One dollar bills.

[angel0430]

Ones in a lifetime....lol

[garnett_21]

Computer programming language is made up of ones and zeroes.

I have a $5 bill and need 5 ones.

Yes, there are other ways to say it, but this is common vocabulary. It's like "ain't"....ain't ain't a word, but lots of people use it!

[br.ett]

edited, wrong thread

[gatorboymike]

What about "persons" as opposed to "people"?

[BCUS28]

Ones (or one's maybe) as in possessive? Such as.... "One's pesonal opinion"

[Yanksfan396]

Contractions are fine. Also, every English major will agree that "ain't" is a word:


We---Aren't
He/She---Isn't
You---Aren't
They---Aren't
I---Ain't