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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

For or of

Which of these two forms would be more correct:

For example, love of or love for???

Love of music or love for music

Love of his country or love for his country;
  

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I don't know how the English use the word "love". But as I was read, "love of" is more likely. And here is the difinition of "love" in the Oxford dictionary: love/ noun: Affection 1.

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  • I don't know how the English use the word "love".
  • But as I was read, "love of" is more likely.
  • And here is the difinition of "love" in the Oxford dictionary: love/ noun: Affection 1.
  • the strong feeling of enjoyment that sth gives you: Ex : a love of learning Sb/St you like 3.
  • a person, a thing or an activity that you like very much Ex : He was the love of my life ...
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I don't know how the English use the word "love". But as I was read, "love of" is more likely.

And here is the difinition of "love" in the Oxford dictionary:

love/ noun:

Affection

1. a strong feeling of deep affection for sb/sth, especially a member of your family or a friend:

Ex : a mother’s love for her children ; love of your country
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She is the love of my life -fine.

She has a deep passion for music -not "of".

My love for her is immense.

She has a ***-given talent for music.
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