Learn English – it’s live vs. it’s on live

phrase-meaningprepositions

Does "it's live" mean something that someone would say it at a party?

And "it's on live" means to be broadcasting at the same time, as in live news?

In the following sentence:

I wanted to ask my teacher if this online class is going to be on live/live,

which one should I use?

Best Answer

You can use either one.

I wanted to ask my teacher if this online class is going to be live.

live means it is not "prerecorded". You can also use this for a party:

I wanted to ask my friend if the entertainment at the party is going to be live.

live means there will be in-person performances, as opposed to recorded music or such.

And the other case...

I wanted to ask my teacher if this online class is going to be on (TV) live.

Where TV is understood and could be left out. Here on refers to the medium used (TV), not the state (live or prerecorded).

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