Timeline for What does "I love you" mean?
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| Jun 3, 2016 at 13:54 | comment | added | Jay | @user114 "Adore" is a fairly rarely used word in English. It means "love a lot". Someone might say "I adore algebra" if they wanted to emphasize that they find it VERY interesting, that is, for emphasis or contrast. Like, "I love geometry, but I adore algebra." While it can be used in a religious context, like "Oh Lord above, I adore you", it's not particularly a religious word and I am not aware of any special religious meaning. | |
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| Aug 18, 2013 at 12:24 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | (1) It would be very rare to hear anyone say "I adore algebra." Love in that context describes a mental fondness for, or an appreciation of, above other school subjects. (2) "I do love you" is fine; it would usually be said in reply to "You don't love me anymore." | |
| Aug 18, 2013 at 12:06 | comment | added | user114 | [...] in the last case, how does a person perceive that "do"? | |
| Aug 18, 2013 at 12:05 | comment | added | user114 | [...] and I was wondering if in a declaration of strong romantic feeling, is it proper to say "I do love you!" I.e., is the verb "love" emphasizable with a do before it? | |
| Aug 18, 2013 at 11:51 | comment | added | user114 | J.R., as far as I can tell, "love" and "adore" are, in Italian, somewhat interchangeable in some contexts. In fact one can say "I adore algebra" or "I adore you". Is it the same in the English language? Or, there is "adore" more proper in religious contexts? | |
| Aug 18, 2013 at 9:53 | history | answered | J.R.♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |