Have you ever noticed how some English speakers seem to really love using the word love? From „I love that dress!“ to „Don’t you just love hot yoga?“ or even a casual „I love you,“ Americans seem to have little to no reservations when it comes using this notorious four-letter verb.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, an interesting article from The Atlantic asks the question, „Do Americans say I love you too much?“ and compares how Americans liberally pepper our speech with this platitude as compared to how the L-word is used in other languages and cultures.

Check out the article here: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/02/i-love-you-language-valentines-day/462306/

What’s your take on the topic? Does the word love begin to lose its meaning the more often we use it? Or could we all use a little more love in our daily lives? I’d love to find out. Leave your two cents in the comments below!

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