Oh no! Not more ruddy piano

[vinteuil]

- I think you're talking through your pedantic chapeau, monsieur...

ahem: "to love" is a stative verb, which does not take the continuous form...

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/stative-verbs.html

"I am loving", "I am wanting", "I am preferring" is, however, regular among speakers of English in the Indian subcontinent. It is not yet standard in London W2...

[David-G]

Personally, I'm loving the piano season.

Grammatically, it's the present continuous tense.

I listen to Radio 3. But I'm listening to Choral Evensong.

[Nick Armstrong]

ahem: "to love" is a stative verb, which does not take the continuous form...

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/stative-verbs.html

"I am loving", "I am wanting", "I am preferring" is, however regular among speakers of English in the Indian subcontinent. It is not yet standard in London W2...

Maybe it should be...

What about the point I make in #15? Quite useful to have the jolly old continuous form, non, vieille chose?

[amateur51]

Grammatically, it's the present continuous tense.

I listen to Radio 3. But I'm listening to Choral Evensong.

Oh down on one knee and David-G knocks vints' long hop over the ice cream van for a six!

[vinteuil]

... why don't you say "I am enjoying this... "

That won't offend your governess, your grandma, HW Fowler, - or your vinteuil

[amateur51]

Maybe it should be...

What about the point I make in #15? Quite useful to have the jolly old continuous form, non, vieille chose?

Have a care, Caliban - a wounded vints is a dangerous wee beastie

[amateur51]

... why don't you say "I am enjoying this... "

That won't offend your governess, your grandma, HW Fowler, - or your vinteuil

Magnanimous vints - bravo!

[vinteuil]

Oh down on one knee and David-G knocks vints' long hop over the ice cream van for a six!

I am thinking you haven't understood what a stative verb is!!!

"I am listening" is perfectly acceptable. "I am thinking" that you understand is not...

[Anna]

Vints is nit picking. When I am cooking I say I am loving it (being involved and participating) If you ask me, the day after, I will say I loved it (i.e. the finished result) Actually, love is not a stative verb, is it? How can it be?

[mercia]

I'm hating this thread

[Nick Armstrong]

... why don't you say "I am enjoying this... "

That won't offend your governess, your grandma, HW Fowler, - or your vinteuil

But what if I wish to be a tad more enthusiastic?

We are sometimes quite enthusiastic in W2 you know!

[Nick Armstrong]

I'm hating this thread

Just trying to relieve vindepays of his nits...

[vinteuil]

We are sometimes quite enthusiastic in W2 you know!

... I blame Queensway

[Anna]

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

And the numerous ways I can express it ........

[amateur51]

... I blame Queensway

Is this the name of vints' valet?