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Kanephoenix Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of ONES

what is the meaning of "ones" , i don't exactly know the meaning. I mean "oneS" not "one". Thanks so much.
  

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Let me give you an example: They are the ones I care about. Here it means 'people'. Or: Don't give me these things, give me the other ones.

— Madhulk

  • Let me give you an example: They are the ones I care about.
  • Here it means 'people'.
  • Or: Don't give me these things, give me the other ones.
  • Things.
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Let me give you an example:
They are the ones I care about.
Here it means 'people'. Or:
Don't give me these things, give me the other ones. Things.
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"Ones" does not mean "one time" (or "one times".) "Once" means "one time" -- "I only met him once."

"Ones" can be used in two main ways:

1) referring to the number 1: "In a deck of cards, the ones are called aces." "My phone number has four ones in it."

2) referring to objects mentioned previously. "Could I have some of those apples?" "Which ones do you want --the
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khoff"Ones" does not mean "one time" (or "one times".) "Once" means "one time" -- "I only met him once."

"Ones" can be used in two main ways:

1) referring to the number 1: "In a deck of cards, the ones are called aces." "My phone number has four ones in it."

2) referring to objects mentioned previously. "Could I have some of those apples?"
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Khoff... You're wrong.

I agree you can have a number of 'ones' in a deck of cards, a phone number or etc, but when referring to the apples, to call them "those ones" is incorrect.

You can say those (those apples), but not those ones.

One = One!! Not two. Not three.

Ones has one meaning only = a number of the number one (eg.. deck of cards or in a number. Eg.. 12345 ha

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