\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
\n
Your coworker:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Do you think my plan works?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
You:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
I am <\/span>with<\/span> you. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/span>
\n‘Am<\/span> + with’<\/span> means ‘I agree<\/span> with you’. <\/span><\/span><\/b>Easy, right? But sometimes, ‘<\/span>At-<\/span>On-<\/span>In<\/span>‘<\/b><\/span> (prepositions) do things as <\/span>a team<\/span>. <\/span><\/span>That is, there are teams of prepositions such as, <\/span><\/span>in <\/span>total disagreement<\/span> about<\/span> and <\/span><\/span>out of<\/span> (the loop).<\/span><\/span>
\n
\n<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span><\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/b>——————————————————–<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>
\nSituation (2)<\/span> At a meeting, wanting <\/span>to disagree <\/span>with<\/span> <\/span>someone<\/span><\/span><\/b>
\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n
\n<\/span><\/b><\/span>We are <\/span>in <\/span>total disagreement <\/span>about<\/span> <\/span>the proposal <\/span><\/b><\/span> (made by Mr Suck).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>——————————————————–<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>And what is out of the loop<\/span>? How to use this team of <\/span>At-<\/span>On-<\/span>In<\/span>s? <\/span><\/b>Read the following dialogue.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/b>Situation (3)<\/span> Chatting with a coworker <\/span><\/b>
\n (well, in a word, <\/span>gossiping)<\/span><\/b><\/span>
\n
\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>
\nYour co-worker:<\/span>
\n <\/span>Do you know that everyone in the office is talking about Ms. Gossipgirl\u2019s boyfriend?<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nYou:<\/span>
\n <\/span>Not really. I have been busy and <\/span>out of <\/span>the loop<\/span> these few days. <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nSo, <\/span>what <\/span>is <\/span>out of the loop<\/span>? <\/span>It is American slang<\/span> meaning the ways in which <\/span>messages<\/span> (including gossips, of course) <\/span>travel <\/span>in an office. <\/span><\/span>So, when you say ‘I am out of the loop’, it means you have <\/span>no idea<\/span> what they are talking about. <\/span>
\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span> <\/span>
\n
\n<\/span><\/span>
\n
\n<\/span><\/b><\/span>——————————————————–<\/span><\/b>
\nWant to know more about Baby Verbs<\/a>
\n <\/span>
\n
\n<\/span><\/b>
\n
\n<\/span><\/b> <\/span>
\nPicture sources:<\/span><\/b>
\n
\n<\/span><\/span>http:\/\/<\/span>http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mattcameasarat\/6037999486\/in\/set-72157627418563338\/<\/span>\/photos\/skycaptaintwo\/247111347\/sizes\/s\/in\/photostream\/<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/76029035@N02\/6829534265\/in\/photostream
\nhttp:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/76029035@N02\/6829419407\/sizes\/s\/in\/photostream\/<\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gossipgirl\/1934554807\/sizes\/s\/in\/photostream\/<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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