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- etymology - What is the origin of ex? - English Language Usage . . .
Ex-wife, ex-boyfriend Does ex have a full form? Google dictionary has this information about the origin of ex: But what is the origin of the usage as a prefix in the words like ex-wife, ex-boyfri
- Whats the difference between e. g. and ex. ? [closed]
E g is short for exempli gratia, and is in common use to introduce an example within a sentence Submit a sample of academic writing, e g , a dissertation chapter However, some authors use ex
- How to write a plural form of ex (ex girlfriend. . etc)
I saw my ex-boyfriend at the mall yesterday In plural, The ex-policemen were on a strike demanding justice or, All of my ex-husbands showed up at my latest wedding! In informal English, especially US English, it is acceptable to say: Hey man! I saw your ex with this hot dude yesterday! or, She is still in touch with all of her exes
- Whats the difference between ex- and former
Another take is that "ex" is a compound form, while "former" is an adjective That would be "the difference in usage" But they both mean the same thing I don't think "ex" has a negative connotation Perhaps, in the President Prime Minister case, "former" implies that he's still living
- Why use ex post facto when post facto means the same thing?
In legal language I have come across the term "ex post facto" Isn't "ex" redundant in this phrase? "post facto" also means "after the fact", so it should be sufficient This is commonly used in
- abbreviations - What does ext. mean in telephone number? - English . . .
People sometimes give me phone number like (XXX) XXX XXXX ext XXX I was wondering what does this 'ext XXX' mean?
- Is there a rule for the correct pronunciation of words starting with ex?
I was thinking that this sort of anticipatory assimilation in which the voicing from the vowel following the ks makes the gz, also applies when the following sound is a voiced consonant, but it turns out there are too few examples of those to get a good feel for it: ex-directory, exgenerated, exgurgitation, ex-meridian, ex-vaccine, ex-votive
- Is there an equivalent to née (birth name) for an *ex*-spousal name?
EX is also interesting because 1) Someone's ex is the person they used to be married to or used to have a romantic or sexual relationship with and 2) ex- as a prefix is added to nouns to show that someone or something is no longer the thing referred to by that noun For example
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