Is it correct to say?

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rramu

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Can we use "love" ,a non continuous verb as a normal verb in the following sentences?

1.I am loving this car ride
2.I am loving Summer here.

How can we know whether a non continuous verb is normal verb or not in a sentence?
 
In this area, the accepted usage has changed a lot since McDonald's released the "I'm loving it" ad.

Though not accepted by everybody, many consider this construction to be acceptable informally.

A case could be made that "I am loving" something is a bit different from "I love" something, by focusing more on the actual time it is happening.
 
I am not a teacher.

The problem with letting publicists loose on English grammar is that you run the risk of losing the original nuances of meaning of what has been taken for use in a nonsense slogan, to wit the OP's question.

For example, the phrase 'He's loving it' would normally mean that he is self-satisfied/gloating/basking in glory/pleased at someone else's misfortune, or any number of other shades thereof. Now, for a whole generation it probably either only evokes McDonald's or is just synonymous with 'he loves it'.
 
How can we know whether a non continuous verb is used as a normal verb in the above sentence or not?
 
First, Emsr2d2 is a woman. Second, I am not going to answer any more of your questions as long as you carry that obnoxious signature. Good luck! Were I a moderator here, I would ban you from the forum.
 
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