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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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What's the difference between phrases "I love you" and "I'm loving you"?

I thought that we use construction "I'm loving" only for things, not when we talk about people. But recently I've heard the song "Still loving you" by Scorpions...
  

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I thought that we use construction "I'm loving" only for things, not when we talk about people. -- No, that is completely irrelevant. - The former is the normal: verbs of emotion do not normally appear in progressive verb forms.

— Mister Micawber

  • I thought that we use construction "I'm loving" only for things, not when we talk about people.
  • -- No, that is completely irrelevant.
  • - The former is the normal: verbs of emotion do not normally appear in progressive verb forms.
  • The 2nd is odd except in song lyrics, where anything goes.
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I thought that we use construction "I'm loving" only for things, not when we talk about people. -- No, that is completely irrelevant.

What's the difference between phrases "I love you" and "I'm loving you"?- The former is the normal: verbs of emotion do not normally appear in progressive verb forms. The 2nd is odd except in song lyrics, where anything goes.
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