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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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 Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: Question for American English speakers |
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Hi Guys
Which is more common or correct in American English?:
I like romance movies
I like romantic movies
Or can you use either?
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| As someone who's fairly bi-lingual in both Yank and Pommie and some of it's sub-dialects, I'd say the former, though both sound pretty common. |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Romance is a genre, romantic is an adjective... Casablanca is romantic but it's not a romance movie. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Hater Depot wrote: |
| Romance is a genre, romantic is an adjective... Casablanca is romantic but it's not a romance movie. |
So, if the question was:
What movie genres do you like best?
The answer would be:
I like romance movies best NOT I like romantic movies best.
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| genre= romance movies. You are correct. But it sounds a little formal to me. If someone just asked me "what kind of movies do you like?", I would say romantic. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| kat2 wrote: |
| genre= romance movies. You are correct. But it sounds a little formal to me. If someone just asked me "what kind of movies do you like?", I would say romantic. |
I hear ya. I wouldn't use it either. But, I have to use the vocabulary in our school text book 
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heydelores
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| In normal conversation, I'd say that either one is okay. |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I think most people would say "romantic movies" as "romance movie" has connotations of being cheesy and low-class. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:00 am Post subject: |
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UH- "Chick flicks"  |
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Novernae
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| Hater Depot wrote: |
| I think most people would say "romantic movies" as "romance movie" has connotations of being cheesy and low-class. |
unless they actually like that genre, in which case they would say "I like romance movies" much like they would say they like "romance novels" if they actually like the cheesy Fabio covers. I would say that because of the connotations people would generally fix that by specifying things like "romantic comedies" (which is also a genre, but one with a lot more respect). |
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CBP
Joined: 15 May 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| I like romantic comedies. (True!) I'd never say "I like romance comedies." I'd also never say "romance movies." If someone were to say "romance movies," I'd guess right away that they aren't a native speaker of English. |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| So "romance novels" is ok, because it's a type of genre? Romantic novels would also be ok, because you're just describing the type of novel, right? I love nitpicking over grammar^^ |
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Novernae
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| periwinkle wrote: |
| So "romance novels" is ok, because it's a type of genre? |
Yes
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| Romantic novels would also be ok, because you're just describing the type of novel, right? |
Yes, if by type you don't mean genre, unless you combine it with another word to turn it into a genre. For example, a romantic movie is just any movie that you would consider to be romantic. Romantic comedies on the other hand has become a genre name to sedcribe comedies that are also romantic (a la Meg Ryan), whereas it wouldn't be correct to equate romance novels with novels that have romance because it refers to a very specific type of writing and romance (a la Fabio).
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| I love nitpicking over grammar^^ |
I could do it all day! All this over two little words! |
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CBP
Joined: 15 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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I'd never say "romantic novels" because it sounds corny. "Romance novels" is a genre, so I guess that's why I'd choose to say romance instead of romantic.
(Shoot, I don't know why I say the things I say. But you're saying I say the things I say because I'm following certain rules. Who knew!) |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Novernae wrote: |
| periwinkle wrote: |
| I love nitpicking over grammar^^ |
I could do it all day! All this over two little words! |
I was bored yesterday, so I perused some yahoo personal ads from my hometown area (I wanted to see if I knew anyone). The grammar and spelling mistakes in some of the profiles were appalling. Someone named the title of their ad "Freinds". Before I started teaching English, I wouldn't have noticed it as much, but now..... 
*edit* Here's an example:
I'm Vary outgoing and like to have lots of FUN!! Is there anyone out their that can help me have fun!Just email me and i will email you back!...
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! The guy is in his 30's!!!!!!!!!! WTH?! |
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