"The members of staff worked out of room 404" What does 'out of' mean in the sentence?
wotcha Senior Member Joined Jun 29, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Feb 7, 2012 #1 "The members of staff worked out of room 404" What does 'out of' mean in the sentence?
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Feb 7, 2012 #2 wotcha said: "The members of staff worked out of room 404".....What does 'out of' mean in the sentence? Click to expand... It is difficult to say without more context,
wotcha said: "The members of staff worked out of room 404".....What does 'out of' mean in the sentence? Click to expand... It is difficult to say without more context,
wotcha Senior Member Joined Jun 29, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Feb 7, 2012 #3 5jj said: It is difficult to say without more context, Click to expand... Here are more sentences. "The expression derives from the "file not found" message sent out as a response to a faulty inquiry by staff at CERN in Switzerland - the place where the World Wide Web was devised. The members of staff worked out of room 404" ^-^
5jj said: It is difficult to say without more context, Click to expand... Here are more sentences. "The expression derives from the "file not found" message sent out as a response to a faulty inquiry by staff at CERN in Switzerland - the place where the World Wide Web was devised. The members of staff worked out of room 404" ^-^
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 7, 2012 #4 That's where they worked, or at least where their desks were.
S susiedq Member Joined Sep 27, 2010 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 7, 2012 #5 Working "out of" a certain place means that spot was used as a work site. It was their headquarters. It's a common expression: He worked out of his garage. She works out of her home The staff worked out of room 404.
Working "out of" a certain place means that spot was used as a work site. It was their headquarters. It's a common expression: He worked out of his garage. She works out of her home The staff worked out of room 404.