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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

What is the difference?

What is the difference between 1a and 1b?

1aI love you the way I've never loved anyone before.
1b I love you in a way I've never loved anyone before.

I've tried to use the same structure with the verb "fee". Does that work? Do people say they "feel for someone"?

2a I feel for you the way I've never felt for anyone in my life.
2b I feel for you in a way I've never felt for anyone in my life.

I thank you in advance
  

Top answer

The way you had the sentences was not the normal collocation. Consider: I've never loved anyone before the way I love you . " Feel for " is a compound verb which has a different meaning than what you have intended.

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  • The way you had the sentences was not the normal collocation.
  • Consider: I've never loved anyone before the way I love you .
  • " Feel for " is a compound verb which has a different meaning than what you have intended.
  • The correct collocation is: I've never felt about anyone in my life the way I feel about you.
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The way you had the sentences was not the normal collocation.

Consider:

I've never loved anyone before the way I love you .

"Feel for" is a compound verb which has a different meaning than what you have intended. The correct collocation is:

 I've never felt about anyone in my life the way I feel about you.
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