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nawee · Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 400

Hello,

Is there any difference between "love to do something" and "love doing something"?

I love to draw.
I love drawing.

Thank you,

Nawee

LucentShade · Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 542 Location: Nebraska, USA

No, in maybe 95% of all cases, the meaning is the same. The only exceptions I can think of are words like "race" and "swim." Saying "I love to swim" means "I swim, and I love it" and "I love swimming" can mean the same thing as "I love to swim," or it can mean "I love swimming as a sport (as in I like watching it, I have favorite swimmers, I think it's entertaining." But again, you don't have to worry about differences in meaning between "love to~" and "love ~ing," unless someone else can think of more exceptions.