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HUBLOT Posted 13 years ago
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Her former boyfriend of 25 years before
Hi teachers,
When Sue MacLean accepted a Facebook friend request from Alex MacDonald, her former boyfriend of 25 years before, she was intrigued to see if he had changed at all. (http://alturl.com/4modp)
Is the "former" necessary?
When Sue MacLean accepted a Facebook friend request from Alex MacDonald, her former boyfriend of 25 years before, she was intrigued to see if he had changed at all. (http://alturl.com/4modp)
Is the "former" necessary?
Top answer
No. And consider this. .
- No.
- And consider this.
- .
- her former boyfriend of 25 years .
- He used to be her boyfriend.
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No.
And consider this.
. . . her former boyfriend of 25 years . . .He used to be her boyfriend. That lasted for 25 years.
. . . her boyfriend of 25 years before . . . He was her boyfriend 25 years ago.
Clive
And consider this.
. . . her former boyfriend of 25 years . . .He used to be her boyfriend. That lasted for 25 years.
. . . her boyfriend of 25 years before . . . He was her boyfriend 25 years ago.
Clive
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some people use "ex" for these. although former is right. or like clive said, you can use before after the sentence..
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