From This is London:
With its cute message, Marks and Spencer’s sleepsuit was just the thing for a new baby’s first Christmas.There was only one problem – that bane of grammar-aware shoppers, an unnecessary apostrophe.
The suits have emblazoned across the chest the phrase “Mum’s dreaming of a quiet Christmas just like the one’s she used to know”.
In this case, isn’t Mum’s a contraction for “Mum is”? Or is contracting the word “is” just an American thing?
“Mum’s” is fine… it’s the “one’s” that’s the problem.
That “cute” phrase is so atrocious, I don’t even care about the apostrophe.
rrpa, the “cute” phrase has correct punctuation, including use of the apostrophe. It is possessive, not a conjuction.
Anonymous ya moron! It’s “ones” so yes there is a reason it’s on this blog! It does NOT have correction punctuation so go take your “conjuction” somewhere else
