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Ann225 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Hi everyone,
I was just wondering what the phrase 'on a loop' means. Could I say: I hate when the TV plays on a loop all day or ''The news have been playing on a loop all day, could you turn off the TV?'' if the TV is on in the background during the whole day?

Thank you!
  

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"on a loop" - that means that the recording plays over and over again. If you run a loop of recorded tape though a player, it never stops. The music (or whatever was recorded) never changes, either.

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  • "on a loop" - that means that the recording plays over and over again.
  • If you run a loop of recorded tape though a player, it never stops.
  • The music (or whatever was recorded) never changes, either.
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"on a loop" - that means that the recording plays over and over again. If you run a loop of recorded tape though a player, it never stops. The music (or whatever was recorded) never changes, either.
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So I guess can't use it in the sentences above?What could I use instead if I wanted to emphasize that there is still the same information on the news but they have been talking about it the whole day. (It has been on TV the whole day)
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Ann225I hate it when the TV shows plays run in/on a loop all day.
Ann225The news have has been playing running in/on a loop all day; could you turn off the TV please?
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Yes you can. It is an analogy. If the same thing plays over and over, people just get bored with it.
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