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British children have more opportunities than Tunisian ones.
British children have more opportunities than Tunisian children.
Young people learn more quickly than older ones.
Young people learn more quickly than older people.
Ones
is usually used to refer to things: ‘Rechargeable batteries are more expensive than ordinary
ones.’ ‘The red ones are fine, but I prefer the white ones.’
Ones
may also be used to refer to
particular people: ‘The older children laughed but the younger ones were scared.’
In general statements about groups of people, ones is usually avoided: ‘French students have to
work harder than British students .’
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One mustn’t waste ones time when there is so much to do.
One mustn’t waste one’s time when there is so much to do.
Getting married for economic reasons is not a good start to ones married life.
Getting married for economic reasons is not a good start to one’s married life.
The possessive form is
one
‘s (WITH
‘s
): ‘It is difficult to estimate one’s chances of success.’ See
also IT’S
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One cannot succeed unless he works hard.
One cannot succeed unless one works hard.
In British English (unlike American English) it is not possible to change from
one
to
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