Is there an equivalent to "née" (birth name) for an *ex*-spousal
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
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
What is the correct phrase for ex-in-laws when divorced?
If you get divorced, are your ex-spouse''s siblings'' children still your nieces or nephews?
What''s 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.
Is there a rule for the correct pronunciation of words starting with
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
punctuation
"ex-school" seems awkward. It looks as if he is a bus driver for ex-schools. "ex" by itself (no hyphen) doesn''t seem right either. Is it? "ex-Fish" just sounds ridiculous. Is this correct usage?
What is "ex-Government Official" meaning?
In this context, the prefix ex- means former. Wiktionary has this definition: former, but still living (almost always used with a hyphen) ex-husband, ex-president, ex-wife So an ex
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
What''s 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,
etymology
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