ex or former?

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peterf

18 Mär

Englisch (UK)

Ex and former usually mean the same. I'd use former in formal texts.

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GrizeldaEvanlouz

18 Mär

Weißrussisch
Russisch

Thank you. But does ex bring a negative meaning?

peterf

18 Mär

Englisch (UK)

@GrizeldaEvanlouz No. Ex- president, ex-leader, etc have no such implications.....

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GrizeldaEvanlouz

18 Mär

Weißrussisch
Russisch

Wtf? Why do all of you state different things? No offence, I'm just...at a loss. Yes. At a loss. Absolutely. I understand that there may be no actual rule for this, but how to learn English? 🥹🥹🥹

peterf

18 Mär

Englisch (UK)

Please remember this is a site where we respond voluntarily to questions. Being rude will upset some people and they may block you.
What was said to make you think "ex" had a negative meaning?
Btw English is notorious for not having sensible rules. This stems from the way the language evolved in mediaeval times - the aristocracy spoke Norman French, scholars wrote in Latin, and the peasants grabbed bits of lots of languages and threw them together with no formal control. It's also why it is a phonetic hotchpotch. Sorry, but you just have to learn certain things which might not make sense.

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GrizeldaEvanlouz

19 Mär

Weißrussisch
Russisch

I get it. Some user said that ex is negative, I swear, I've not made it up. And sorry again. However I wasn't about to insult you or anyone else and I didn't do that. You've just mentioned blocking.... Wtf isn't relevant? Okay, of course.
Thank you.