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Default Re: Does "former teachers" make sense?

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Originally Posted by Joe
Cas, I get your point about it not being always a positive one. As a native-speaker, if you hear someone saying "I miss my former classmates/friends/teachers", you don't feel weird, do you?
It sounds OK in that context, but personally speaking I would use 'old'; it's more colloquial.

I wouldn't feel weird, but if I were your present classmate, I'd be a little sad, because it would mean that you like them more than you like me.
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