He had always had a fond love of literature. Love of something or love for something? What's the correct preposition to be used with love, in the above context?

Aug 18, 2015 · The sentences I love to play basketball and I love playing basketball are totally identical in meaning. But if you're saying that you would really like to do something (perhaps as a response to an offer), you'd say I'd love to.

Dec 27, 2012 · I am writing an email to a family member (in-law or brother/sister). While in the past I used "love" and signed off with my first name for closing, I usually wondered if there are better words I co...

Apr 4, 2014 · An expanded version, "no love lost and no love found," probably makes it easier to understand the modern meaning of the phrase when looking at the literal interpretation.

Feb 24, 2017 · Is there a word that describes someone who has given up on love? Or someone who doesn't or can't love anymore, or is perhaps too damaged to love again? The closest word I found was someone who's "Apathetic" but can it be used to describe an individual that has an absence of interest in love due to previous damaged relationships he's been through.

The grammatical difference is that "I love to sing" uses an infinitive construction, whereas "I love singing" makes use of a gerund. The difference in meaning is that "I love to sing" is referring to yourself singing, whereas "I love singing" could either refer to yourself singing or others singing.

Jun 13, 2011 · The second is the viewpoint that ongoing love between two people is akin to a battle that results in a dominant winner. The stereotypical gender wars are similar to this. A man and woman are in love, but a certain unease comes with the territory, and pulling one over on your spouse is fair game because, in the end, all is fair in love and war.

Sep 23, 2014 · For example, you can both love your niece and be fond of him because you like to spend time with him. Other than that, infatuation can be considered as an early stage of a true love (used as infatuated with) but it is not necessarily between like and love.

The webpage discusses the appropriateness of using terms like "dear", "darling", or "honey" to address a friend.

Aug 14, 2014 · I'm looking for a suitable word or expression, for someone who really loves to learn, search and read about new things (Technologies, science, economics, politics..), so that his passion is only to