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| Autor: | Dale-USA |
| E-mail: | dale_thomas2004@yahoo.com.br |
| Data: | 12/AGO/2012 12:05 AM |
| Assunto: | Ex / Former |
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When used as adjectives, they are usually interchangeable. Possibly it's merely a difference in taste, in collocation. Her ex-husband = Her former husband His ex-boss = His former boss but (I have never heard "ex-tenant" used.) (I have never heard "ex-colony" used.) "Former" is sometimes used to mean "the one before, the previous". This meaning is not quite the same as "ex". I wish I could be more helpful. |
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Ex / Former – Gissele 11/AGO/2012, 11:44 PM 
Ex / Former – Dale-USA 
12/AGO/2012, 12:05 AM Ex / Former – Gissele 12/AGO/2012, 11:32 PM