Do you say "these ones" ? (dumb question)

[Mikey]

For last few years or so i've been hearing the term "these ones" on the street.

I never heard anyone use the term back in the day

Lately i've even heard "these ones" even on television in documentaries, news etc.

To me, the term just doesn't sound right.

I would just say "these"

Is "these ones" proper English ?



edited to add an example

looking at a group of donuts ---- "I like these ones best"

[Earth 2 Chris]

It doesn't really make any grammatical sense, but I've heard it used around here. Of course, I have relatives who say "Have you et?" instead of "eaten", and "He clumb a ladder" instead of "He climbed a ladder". I'm guilty of slaughtering the King's English as well.

Chris

[Mikey]

me too, it's just hearing it on the news and other shows makes me think it's working its way to being legit

[Iron Mego]

No, it's not proper English. Nor is, "I seen." But people say that and much worse all the time. I'm kind of a grammar nazi so this stuff irks me. The worst, for me, is when people write, "I could of..." when they actually mean, "I could've..." Drives me bananas!
Anyway, here's a link about, "these ones."

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/english/2006/05/these_ones_thos.html

[sauce]

One of the best sites around to help: https://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html

[spacecaps]

The other day I was in a meeting and one of my colleagues, a twenty year professional, expressed concern for a problem and said that we needing to "Nip it in the butt." Twice. I couldn't have the heart to tell him he's probably been saying that wrong for many years. Although I'm surprised it's never been mentioned to him before though because it's a doggy dog world....as the saying goes.

[toys2cool]

I hear it all the time here, I don't say it..but almost everyone here does

[megomania]

The other day I was in a meeting and one of my colleagues, a twenty year professional, expressed concern for a problem and said that we needing to "Nip it in the butt." Twice. I couldn't have the heart to tell him he's probably been saying that wrong for many years. Although I'm surprised it's never been mentioned to him before though because it's a doggy dog world....as the saying goes.

I hear people say "Nip it in the Butt" all the time....drives me crazy.

The best was when Kramer tried to convince Jerry and Elaine it was "Statue of Limitations"..

Kramer: Anyway, it's been two years. I mean isn't there like statue of limitations on that?

Jerry: Statute.

Kramer: What?

Jerry: Statute of limitations. It's not a statue.

Kramer: No, statue.

Jerry: Fine, it's a sculpture of limitations.

Kramer: Just wait a minute...Elaine, Elaine! Now you're smart, is it statue or statute of limitations?

Elaine: Statute.

Kramer: Oh, I really think you're wrong.

[Zemo]

I hear people say "Nip it in the Butt" all the time....drives me crazy.

The best was when Kramer tried to convince Jerry and Elaine it was "Statue of Limitations"..

Kramer: Anyway, it's been two years. I mean isn't there like statue of limitations on that?

Jerry: Statute.

Kramer: What?

Jerry: Statute of limitations. It's not a statue.

Kramer: No, statue.

Jerry: Fine, it's a sculpture of limitations.

Kramer: Just wait a minute...Elaine, Elaine! Now you're smart, is it statue or statute of limitations?

Elaine: Statute.

Kramer: Oh, I really think you're wrong.

[Red Hulk]

My personal favorite is " Can I axe you something?".

[Zemo]

I'm sure I have said "these ones" many times.

[Brazoo]

I'm sure I've said it. It took me a minute to even figure out why it was wrong. I've never been great with grammar.

I think I was in my early 20s when a friend corrected me for asking "what's-a-matter?" instead of "what's the matter?" I grew up with a lot of people who said it like that. Funny thing is, if I wrote it I would have written "what's the matter?", but in saying it it was always "what's-a-matter?", all the words kinda mashed together sounding like one word.

Not that I should be allowed to judge other people, but one that always bugs me is "irregardless". It just sounds so dumb to me. My dad says it a lot. It cracks me up on "The Sopranos" though.

Oh - and people who use "literally" for something that's actually figurative gets to me too, I guess.

[huedell]

I use bad grammar constantly. Ironically, bad grammar stuff by others can still rub me wrongly. I particularly find irritation with something like "these ones" because it sounds childish... to me. But it also bothers me because, as someone already mentioned, the word "these" works just as well. And "these" is just one freakin' word, so why not use just that word and save your breath?

[torgospizza]

I use bad grammar constantly. Ironically, bad grammar stuff by others can still rub me wrongly.

You're not alone. I do find I often write things I know are grammatically incorrect and substitute colloquial terms, especially on Facebook or boards like this, mainly because no one uses whom and avoids ending sentences with prepositions. In fact, proper grammar often sounds odd in a casual situation. "It is for what he is known" sounds like the writer's trying way, way too hard, f.ex. I would rather sound more clueless than pedantic.

[Mikey]

I have one .......

Anybody ever notice wh is pronounced differently by old time actors compared to actors of today.

Remember the Family Guy "Cool Hwip" bit ?

Seems EVERYBODY used to pronounce wh words like that 20+ years ago.

Next time you watch an old TV show or movie take notice

They do it a lot for words like white hwite