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Latest post Fri, Oct 3 2003 7:03 PM by griffgruff. 1 replies.
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griffgruff  +  9850 Fri, 03 Oct 03 07:03 PM
Could someone advise the correct use of the prefix ex when used to modify a noun. For example, what are the correct forms:

ex miner or ex-miner
ex policeman or ex-policeman
ex teacher or ex-teacher

If both are correct, which are preferred?

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Raul, 6 yr 53 days ago
The hyphenated form is preferable when the suffix is used to mean "former".
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