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Maybe, but I am resigned to the fact that a whole lot more MacDonald's food is consumed is each day than the tasteful and correct food I eat.
-----Original Message-----
From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar on behalf of David Brown
Sent: Wed 11/23/2005 9:59 AM
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Subject: Re: "was meaning" (was Grammar and Writing)
On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:44:53 -0800
"Kischner, Michael" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Linda:
>
> With some differences, your interesting distinction may
>apply also to the verb "love." We mean different things
>when we say "I love this book" and "I am loving this
>book," and there is more at work than the distinction
>between present and present progressive.
I think this problem(?) may have come from the MacDonald's
slogan, "I'm loving it." It thoroughly confuses students,
who I sometimes tell, "Their grammar (MacDonald's) is on a
par with their food."
Peace,
David Brown
EFL/ESL Teacher
Long Beach, CA
USA
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