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Grammar and Linguistics > I ´m lovin ´it
I ´m lovin ´it
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Anneclaire
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I ´m lovin ´it
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Hi! I ´ve always had a question about the continuous form of LOVE. I ´ve always known that it ´s a verb that can ´t be used in the progressive form. But a famous fast food chain uses it in this way. Can one of you explain me if it ´s possibible to use these kind of verbs with a progressive form in some cases? Thanks a lot!  |
25 Jul 2012
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ueslteacher
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Yep, it ´s used as a stylistic device though it ´s not grammatically correct. From a famous song for example "I ´m still loving you" Sophia
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25 Jul 2012
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yanogator
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I thoroughly disagree with the Grammar Girl article, as far as "love" goes. When we use it to mean something like "enjoy", it is definitely not purely a stative verb. "I ´m loving the weather this week" is definitely grammatically correct, because I ´m not talking about an ongoing feeling, just a feeling that is happening this week. I ´m loving my vacation. I wish it wouldn ´t end! I ´m loving getting to know ESL teachers from around the world. Bruce |
25 Jul 2012
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ueslteacher
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That ´s from an American point of view. Isn´t it different for Brits though? Sophia
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25 Jul 2012
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Zora
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I ´ve got to agree with Bruce here.
The ´problem � is lexical, not grammatical."I ´m lovin � it" means nothing else than "I ´m enjoying it very much". Which works just fine in the progressive. This doesn ´t really break a grammatical rule, it ´s a new meaning for the word ´love �. In fact, the OUP says that ´love as affection - to love somebody or something � is not used in the progressive... however, when OUP talks about love as ´enjoy � (which comes as another entry), it mentions nothing of the sort.
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25 Jul 2012
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alexcure
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Let ´s wait for a Briton´s opinion, Sophia, I guess the meaning ´enjoy � is American, all of my British dictionaries as well as grammar books and the online dictionaries such as:
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/love?showCookiePolicy=true, for instance, don ´t mention ´enjoy �.
I remember my American teacher of conversation many years ago during my university time teaching us that I´m loving sth is an American invention ;-) (I mean it´s an American use). Can anyone else confirm it?
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25 Jul 2012
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ueslteacher
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@Linda: I must have been reading the wrong forums I was sure it ´s a NAm use because it sounds fine to me. I speak NAm English which sometimes makes it tricky to teach using BrEn textbooks. For example, to me the verb fit has three identical forms - fit, fit, fit, so when a student asked about it for a multiple choice test for a sentence which demanded a past form, my answer was fit, alas, the key had fitted:) BTW OALD (which has both variants AE & BE) has the "enjoy" meaning of love, and yes, it doesn ´t say anything about it not possible to be used in the progressive in that very meaning, although it doesn ´t give an example of such use either. Sophia
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25 Jul 2012
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Zora
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Hi there Sophia,
I know what you mean, my first years teaching were ´odd � to say the least since I had to stick to BE. I still have problems (I start giggling inside) when I hear ´rubber �, ´fag �, ´pissed � (as in drunk), ´cock �... and a few others that have surely escaped me at this moment.
Regarding the past tense of ´fit � - ´usually � (and I say this because both forms are correct) when fit means ´adjust or put in �; we tend to used the past form ´fitted �.
The house was fitted with new windows. / She fitted him for the new suit.
Linda
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25 Jul 2012
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afrodite
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Ciao, c ´è un articolo che tratta proprio di questo argomento sulla rivista "Speak Up" di Maggio 2012, prova a dare un ´occhiata! Ciao, e buona estate!
Elena
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25 Jul 2012
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ueslteacher
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@Elena: Hi Elena, If your message is meant for Anneclaire only, it ´s better to send it by pm. If it is in the forum, then use English please.
@Linda: thanks for getting back to me and thanks for a tip on "fitted" I think it´s because it has a passive connotation and I know that´s the form to use in the passive, eh?
Sophia
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25 Jul 2012
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