The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #127378 Message #2841226
Posted By: mousethief
16-Feb-10 - 04:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: Question about 'loving'
Subject: RE: BS: Question about 'loving'
You're out running. Your cell phone rings. You answer. "What are you doing?" the voice says. You answer:
1. "I'm running."
or
2. "I run."
"I'm loving" is just natural evolution of elements already common in the language. The normal present tense in English is the combination of the present tense of "to be" and the present participle of the verb in question. Maybe you haven't noticed.