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Dareka Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Former
What is the sense of "former" in the following setntence? Dead or has she changed her name?
Thanks in advance.
After retiring from Scientific American, Mr. Gardner lived for many years in Hendersonville, N.C. His wife, the former Charlotte Greenwald, died in 2000.
Thanks in advance.
After retiring from Scientific American, Mr. Gardner lived for many years in Hendersonville, N.C. His wife, the former Charlotte Greenwald, died in 2000.
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She changed her name. We do not call people 'former' when they die.
- She changed her name.
- We do not call people 'former' when they die.
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She changed her name. We do not call people 'former' when they die.
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