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- What is the origin of ex? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 [closed]
Conversationally, I agree that ex-wife seems much more common that former wife In writing, though, the use of former doesn't seem so rare Here's an interesting Ngram
- 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?
- Do you capitalize both parts of a hyphenated word in a title?
Given the huge difference between how likely people are to capitalise the second component in Ex-wife compared to Co-Founder, I think choose a rule and be consistent with it is terrible advice Whichever rule you choose and stick to, you'll be swimming against the linguistic tide with much of your text!
- etymology - Why e. g. and not f. e. ? Why i. e. and not t. i . . .
"i e " is an abbreviation of the Latin words id est, which mean "that is" "e g " is an abbreviation for the Latin words exempli gratia, which mean "for the sake of example" There's nothing wrong with "f e (For Example)" and "t i (That is)", but because of Latin's influence on English language, we've been using these abbreviations the way they are PS: You can read more about the correct
- word choice - What would you call a former criminal who has been . . .
What do you call a former criminal who has served their sentence and been released from prison? I thought of “convicted criminal”, but that might imply the person is still a criminal and or servin
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