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a former colleague of mine vs an ex-colleague of mine

Both phrases are correct and are commonly used to refer to someone who worked with you in the past. The choice between "a former colleague of mine" and "an ex-colleague of mine" is a matter of personal preference.
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a former colleague of mine

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to someone who used to work with you in the past.

This phrase is used to describe a person who was previously a colleague of yours. It is a polite and formal way to refer to someone from your past workplace.
  • Aug 24, 2023 ... A former colleague of mine Tiffany Uman invited me to speak at her Career Success Fast Track program yesterday. While I was asked to share ...
  • Jan 24, 2021 ... I was recently given this by a former colleague of mine. It's a Pepsi Sweepstakes iPod mini! Picture.
  • Jul 18, 2024 ... A former colleague of mine just got the worst, most boiler plate rejection I've ever seen from a well respected, fast growing, Y Combinator-backed startup.
  • Feb 6, 2024 ... A former colleague of mine liked to say that there are certain ideas that vanish in the presence of thought. Among those ideas is settler ...
  • I highly recommend Len Ritz (###) ###-####, a former colleague of mine at Kronish Lieb. He specializes in coop/condo deals. Ttml_IMG_23.jpg.
  • Recently a former colleague of mine from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra came to visit me and my wife, Annamae, a current member of the orchestra. Our ...
  • Sep 16, 2024 ... Earlier this month, a former colleague of mine, Marcia Killingsworth, died from lung disease. Our paths crossed professionally when we ...
  • Oct 16, 2024 ... Early on, a former colleague of mine (from 14 years ago) learned of my spouse's illness and signed up via a meal service application to ...
  • A former colleague of mine made a modest second income referring friends to our company for jobs. 3.

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  • a previous colleague of mine
  • a past colleague of mine
  • a former coworker of mine
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  • a past coworker of mine

an ex-colleague of mine

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to someone who used to work with you in the past.

This phrase is used to describe a person who was previously a colleague of yours. It is a more informal way to refer to someone from your past workplace.
  • Oct 13, 2022 ... 74 likes, 5 comments - francescocamilloph on October 13, 2022: "Backstory of those photos: Yna is an ex colleague of mine and we decided to ...
  • Aug 17, 2015 ... Hi all, I'm trying to re-build a map that was originally created by an ex-colleague of mine (said colleague left all the data sources in the ...
  • Sep 19, 2024 ... ... know about that is. An ex colleague of mine vested his and as he was about to be paid they cancelled the stocks. Upvote 2. Downvote Reply reply
  • Jul 24, 2019 ... Question - An ex-colleague of mine made a false accusation on me. I now - . Find the answer to this and other Employment Law questions on ...
  • Oct 29, 2018 ... An ex-colleague of mine who switched jobs recently published this article on LinkedIn – “Why I am making this change from A to B…”. And it ...
  • Apr 11, 2024 ... In fact, the first time I was exposed to the general concept of “transparency mode” was six years ago, when an ex-colleague of mine told me ...
  • Feb 13, 2021 ... A few years ago, I bumped into an ex-colleague of mine who was working with someone who I had also previously worked with - both of us were, ...
  • Mar 31, 2017 ... When is the correct time for a recruiter or employer to request my professional references? I was asked by an ex-colleague of mine to submit a ...
  • Sep 23, 2018 ... ... an ex-colleague of mine. attachment.php. Not only are some of the names identical but in the highlighted cases not even the same datatype ...

Alternatives:

  • a former colleague of mine
  • a previous colleague of mine
  • a past colleague of mine
  • a former coworker of mine
  • a previous coworker of mine

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