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But just lately I've stumbled upon a e-book which constantly uses Jones's when speaking of a single Jones. The distinction between "I and my pals" and "my friends and I" is solely a matter of courtesy - they are both grammatically correct. I would tend to stay to the latter though, as it a) is more commonplace, b) is considered extra polite, c) seems to flow better. As an aside I agree along with your wife in her dislike of your individual suggestion. To use the particular article “the” in “The