THE MEANING OF UN

I'm unemployed. Formerly I was employed, bu 'un' has changed that. The meaning of un was relayed to me by my old boss. I gather that he studied language.

My old boss explained ot me that when the 'un' was put before 'employed' it signified that I was the opposite of employed.

In my case 'un' also meant that I must pack up my belongings, turn in my ID card and leave the building.

"Oh," I said. 'Oh' in this case signified my shock. Whereas without the 'oh', before I was content, happily pecking away at my computer keyboard.