A man in Carlsbad, California, contends that the word ex for “a former partner” or “a former spouse” sounds too harsh. Is there a better term besides wasband? This is part of a complete episode.
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A man in Carlsbad, California, contends that the word ex for “a former partner” or “a former spouse” sounds too harsh. Is there a better term besides wasband? This is part of a complete episode.
A professor who spent 25 years studying arthropods has some thoughts regarding our conversation about the phrase tight as a tick. This is part of a complete episode.
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Why not just “former”? David used this seemingly apt word to describe the problem, then Martha used it again to do the same, and it made me wonder (twice). And now I see it used here in the segment description, not just once, but twice, which doubly makes me double-wonder. Am I missing something about “former” as being an appropriate substitute for “ex”?