What is the difference between "I love that" and "I like that" in American English?
Say, I am a guy, and want to say I like another young man's shirt because it is from a popular college.
Should I say: "I like that" or "I love that"?
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Say, I am a guy, and want to say I like another young man's shirt because it is from a popular college.
Should I say: "I like that" or "I love that"?
Since 'love' is stronger than 'like', you might want to use 'like' for a normal level of approval, e.g. when you think a shirt looks good on someone, you think the cloth, colour, etc are nice, and maybe you could use 'love' when the shirt is so wonderful that you absolutely must have the name of the shop where it came from, in order to buy one for yourself.