Former is an adjective and formerly is an adverb.
"Former" is an adjective that describes someone or something that previously held a particular position or status. "Formerly" is an adverb that indicates that something was true in the past but is no longer the case.
The distinction is between prescriptive and descriptive grammarians, not linguists. The former point out errors. The latter call errors correct, if they are common enough.
Formula, formulate, formation, forming, former, inform, deform, reform, format, conform...just off the top of my head, hope this is what you need
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"Erstwhile" as an ajective is "former" or "previous." As an adverb, it is "formerly." "Ersatz" is an imitation, generally inferior. A mnemonic device is the "...while" -- related to time, hence former.
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"In compliance with" is commonly used to denote adherence to rules or regulations, while "in compliance to" is less commonly used and may be considered less natural or grammatically correct in this context. It is recommended to use "in compliance with" for clarity and correctness in formal writing.
The difference between will and are going to do is that the former refers to the future or a later day while the latter means implies on the present.
The former is for strings, the later is for numbers (integers).
A current employee is still employed by that particular employer; a former employee is not.
Myan Mar was formerly known as Burma
The city of Taipei was formerly known as Formosa.
The Artist Formerly Known as Me. TAFKAM. Taff Kam.
The main differences between biodeterioration and biodegradation are the undesirability and uncontrollability of the former
There is no difference, per se. It's just semantics. Asia was formerly known as the Orient, which is why the two are synonyms.
Answer Ex means in the past, and former means the same thing.