Jones[es]

[Joel S. Berson]

At 5/2/2007 11:02 PM, sagehen wrote:
>I have always heard "Joneses" in this context spoken
>clearly with the final /@s/, notwithstanding  the common error of writing "
>Jones' "for Joneses on lawn signs, &c.

I always thought it was "Keeping up with the Jones's" conspicuous
consumption.

(Just kidding.)

Joel

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