[Ads-l] More loving (P.S.)

[Laurence Horn]

Maybe metrical considerations can help, at least with "be loving", as in

"I'll be loving you always
With a love that's true always..."

or

"I've been loving you too long
I don't want to stop now..." 

less likely, though, in the simple present progressive (if you're not selling burgers, razors, etc.

LH


> On Aug 2, 2016, at 2:39 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> "I'm loving X" has become so common that I've tuned it out.
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> Don't know about,
> 
> ?"Sweetie, I'm loving you!"
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> JL
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> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
>> A pop-up promo for Harry's Razor attempts to answer the embedded question "Why So Many Guys Are Loving This Orange Razor".  Not just McDonald's anymore!
>> 
>> LH
>> 
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