I've always heard that when talking about stuff belonging to either a Jones or many Jones, you'd write Jones' (pronounced "Joneses"). But recently I've stumbled upon a book which consistently … The writing of Mr. Jones' indicates possessive but no spoken ez. I have also heard other people who will say (phonetic) "The Jonesesez ornament" or "The Smithsez ornament" especially in the … 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) Where...

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How should you start a letter when addressing an entire family? Dear The Jones Family, or Dear Jones Family, I was discussing this with my wife and I preferred the former while my wife prefers ... Yes. "Mrs." and "Jones" are separate words so a space must be placed between them. It may be worth noting that in Commonwealth English, no full-stop is included for abbreviations that consist of the first … You would normally call the son of the original William Jones "William Jones, Jr." (Junior). Subsequent descendants would be William Jones III, William Jones IV, etc. Nobody writes "the third" in … Do you capitalize "second" or "third" etc, as in "William Jones the ...

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