I recently corrected
"ghettos, such as the ones found…" to
"ghettos, such as those found…"
Was I correct, or are both versions right?
pronouns
I recently corrected
"ghettos, such as the ones found…" to
"ghettos, such as those found…"
Was I correct, or are both versions right?
Best Answer
They're both grammatically and semantically correct. They differ in style and register.
You'll find both styles in formal academic prose and in informal prose. I prefer the second style and would make the same change were I editing a sentence with the first string in it.
I'm not sure which would occur more often in speech. I tend to speak the way I write (formal, generally grammatical correct, and, I've been told, in difficult vocabulary). Most people write like they speak, though.
There's no rule that forbids anyone from using the ones when talking about people. E.g.:
Here's a blog titled The Ones to Watch. It's all about people, not videos or trains or enemy planes.