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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
'love of' vs. 'love for'
From what I've managed to find on various forums and BNC, it appears that 'love of' would sound more natural with things while 'love for' is mostly used to express warm feelings towards people. Still, I'd be grateful for a bit more guidance on the following:
Would it make sense to say that 'love for' implies considerably stronger emotions and thus, when applied to things will mean something of obsession? Could 'love for wisdom', for example, mean that the person is somewhat of a maniac in seeking knowledge? Or, does it sound altogether wrong?
Thanks.
Would it make sense to say that 'love for' implies considerably stronger emotions and thus, when applied to things will mean something of obsession? Could 'love for wisdom', for example, mean that the person is somewhat of a maniac in seeking knowledge? Or, does it sound altogether wrong?
Thanks.
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I don't detect any difference in the strength of the emotions. Sometimes love borders on obsession, no matter that the love object is a person or something else.
- I don't detect any difference in the strength of the emotions.
- Sometimes love borders on obsession, no matter that the love object is a person or something else.
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I don't detect any difference in the strength of the emotions.
Sometimes love borders on obsession, no matter that the love object is a person or something else.
Sometimes love borders on obsession, no matter that the love object is a person or something else.
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