Meaning of IN THE LOOP and OUT OF THE LOOP - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So, in English, when you are in the loop about something,
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it means that you know all the details about that thing.
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Probably a good example of this would be
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if somebody is planning a surprise party for someone else,
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you would say to them, "I will help you plan that party.
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"Please keep me in the loop."
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So, what that would mean to the person planning the party
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is that they would let you know
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when the time of the party is,
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when the date of the party is, where the party will be.
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They will keep you in the loop.
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They will keep you in the know;
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that's another English phrase
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that means the same thing, by the way.
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So, it's really nice, when someone is planning something
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where you want to know all the details,
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if they keep you in the loop.
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Let me find my paper, here.
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If they keep you in the loop, it's a very nice feeling
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because then you always know what is going on
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for that event that is coming up.
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Interestingly enough, there is an opposite phrase,
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to be out of the loop.
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When you are out of the loop, it means you don't know
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anything about the thing that is being planned.
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It means that you don't know any of the details.
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It's not very nice to be out of the loop on some things.
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Sometimes it is much nicer to be in the loop
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and to know all the details than it is to be out of the loop
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and feel like people are planning something
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or doing something without you.
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So, in life, I hope that
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when it is something you care about,
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that you are always in the loop,
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and I hope that no one ever keeps you out of the loop
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when they're planning something or doing something
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you might be interested in.
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Anyways, Bob the Canadian here, and you're learning English.
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I hope you're having a great day.
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