Off and on?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="CBS">CBS</span> <span word="News">News</span>, <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 2001 <span word="to">to</span> 2008.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="words">words</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="CBS">CBS</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2001 <span word="to">to</span> 2008 – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="irregularly">irregularly</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="continuously">continuously</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="outfit">outfit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, 2001, <span word="fives">fives</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002, 16 <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2003-04, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="there">there</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span>.</p><p><span word="Off">Off</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="heated">heated</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="cool">cool</span>; <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="off">off</span> <span word="again">again</span>”?</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="star">star</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fickle">fickle</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="announces">announces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="madly">madly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tabloid">tabloid</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="quarreled">quarreled</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="unchristian">unchristian</span> <span word="ferocity">ferocity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> “<span word="off">off</span>”. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="tabloid">tabloid</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="confidently">confidently</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="patched">patched</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="planed">planed</span>.</p>
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