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One’s” is not a common possessive form, but that doesn’t mean it’s not correct. When using “one” as a pronoun, we can include the possessive form if “one” owns something in the sentence. In The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature, for example, one chapter's author uses the phrase “these ones.” If you on the other hand wish to be precise with your grammar, we advise adhering to the shorter words these and those. You will sound better, you will be more accurate, and you typically won’t have to worry about being challenged for your usage. Still Interested in Straightforward English Grammar Advice? For that reason, you may still find people who will be unaware that saying these ones or those ones is incorrect. And to be fair, many of them won’t find much importance in that fact.

One can find logic in adjusting the singular this one and that one to the plural these ones and those ones. However, a quirk of English grammar is that the “ones” component becomes implicit with the plural. In other words, it’s simply one of those rules you learn as you go as you refine your linguistic knowledge.The singular and plural forms make sense. When talking about “one” as a number or a series or group of “ones,” we can use it in this way.

Now we get to the plural possessive form. Unfortunately, there are no cases where we might use the plural possessive in any way. My main objection to OP's reasoning is that "ones" will not work alone to express generic plural (INCORRECT: *Chairs made of wood are as good as ones made of leather) unless it is premodified: Take a noun for example. Some people say a dog=one, dogs=ones, the dog=the one=that, and the dogs=the ones=those. It's a rule of thumb, but what I found was that this is not always correct. There are exceptions. The only time where the plural form “ones” is used is when we’re talking about an unspecified number of things or a group of objects. We never use “ones” as a pronoun, meaning there is no way for it to be possessive in nature. For this reason, “ones'” is never correct.

Except to be clear in the last example, you can probably sense that adding the extra word “ones” adds more than is needed. Most native speakers will also intuit improper phrasing. Many will consider using the extra words to be poor grammar, particularly in the case of “these ones.” Why Are These Ones and Those Ones Used So Often? Saying “these ones” or “those ones” is grammatically incorrect. I have been teaching for 33 years and I notice parents, my kids’ college graduate friends, storekeepers, bankers, teachers, and children using these phrases. I have heard it more in the past two years. It makes the person sound ignorant. Is it a regional way of speaking? I think not. I have read many posts and talked to people from many places. Some posts say that they can’t explain it, they just think it is wrong without knowing why. The biggest problem is that when I correct people and tell them why it is wrong, they respond with “who really cares?”

One” by definition is a single number. How can you add an “s” to the word one? This would make it plural. The word one is a singular word. It can never be considered a plural. It should never be combined with “these or those.” The word one should never have an “s” added to it. Think about it. How can one mean more than one? Daisy: Mmm ... I’ve never seen Uncle Bob in trousers like those, but they are great! Maybe he needs a bit of colour in his life?! Finally, we thought a quiz might help you to understand the rules better. If you’ve paid close attention, you’ll have an easy time working out the answer for each of the following. Sophie: Yeah, maybe ... he has got some brighter coloured clothes recently. OK then, I’ll get these for Uncle Bob and this shirt for Oliver and you’re getting a surprise!The singular possessive only applies when talking about the pronoun “one” (which is a very formal way of saying “you” or “I” depending on the context). Now we have a similar situation with mister Biebers What do you Mean gets the No1 slot on 10th Sept=1301st UK No1