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- What is the origin of ex? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Origin of ex-ex-is a word-forming element, which in English simply means "former" in this case, or mainly "out of, from," but also "upwards, completely, deprive of, without It most likely originated in Latin, where ex meant "out of, from within," and perhaps, in some cases also from Greek cognate ex, ek
- abbreviations - Whats the difference between e. g. and ex . . .
"Ex " is not very common, but it may be used to refer to a cited example, eg "See ex 3" "E g " is much more common, and is used to introduce an example, or series of examples In speech, it is usually replaced by "for example"
- nouns - How to write a plural form of ex (ex girlfriend. . etc . . .
ex (n ) is a casualism in the sense of a former spouse or lover The plural of ex is exes, and the possessive is ex's — but be aware that many readers will find these forms odd-looking Wiktionary also says it's exes: exes (n ) (plural of ex English) vb (en-third-person singular of: ex)
- 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
- 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?
- etymology - Why e. g. and not f. e. ? Why i. e. and not t. i . . .
Actually Jon answer says only slightly more than this answer The information it adds is that 1) Latin was used by educated people in all Europe (although linked by this answer), and 2) as such i e and e g were the abbreviations known and used
- Is there a proper term for an ex-friend? - English Language Usage . . .
You could say frenemy friend-no-more friend-at-the-time enemy-to-become He who shall remain nameless Hugo the Treacherous (or whatever the person's name is)
- Interchange and exchange - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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