Hi. I found something that confuses me as I read some English article. Could you help me out?
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Dear Annie: I have been married for 30 years to a man who has a voracious appetite for sex. It's a nightmare. We can't drive anywhere without his bugging me to sit topless in the car so he can ogle me and fondle my breasts. Sometimes I oblige simply to keep the peace, but it really makes me angry.
He complains that I don't initiate sex very often and that on the few occasions I do, all I want is to make love in bed. He prefers going outside. By the way, I use the term "make love" loosely. I don't believe he's ever made love to me. In my view, his fantasies make it something less than love.
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1.I use the term "make love" loosely ---> what does it mean?
2.his fantasies make it something less than love.
---> What does "make it" means? It means "succeed"?
I am waiting for your help.
I hope my persistence to English would pay off.
2006-09-13 14:51:54 · 10 answers · asked by Bo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
1.I use the term "make love" loosely ---> what does it mean?
She doesn't think the term "make love" is quite appropriate for the way they have sex. (Probably thinking of a four-letter word, starts with f, that Annie's newspapers wouldn't print)
2.his fantasies make it something less than love.
---> What does "make it" means? It means "succeed"?
"Make it" together means succeed but this "it" is a pronoun (not used perfectly clearly), for "our sexual encounters", and then "make" means what it usually means, so "his fantasies cause our sexual encounters to seem like something less than love".
"I hope my persistence to English would pay off."
Your persistence WITH English WILL pay off!
So, what did Annie say? He sounds awful!
2006-09-14 01:32:54 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To use a term loosely means to apply the term generously - like to something that may not deserve it. For example, if I refer to a rude woman as a lady I may say I use the term loosely because I refer to all women as ladies even though lady implies refined and the person I speak of is not. Its usually used when you are saying something nice that is not all that nice.
Make love is a nice way of saying have sex. Nicer because it implies it is loving and mutually pleasurable to both partners. She isn't sure if the term applies because the way he does things does not make her feel loved.
2006-09-13 14:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by tenaciousd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. She means that even though she uses the term "make love", it's not really the term that describes the act.
2. His fantasies makes her feel that it is not love he is showing but rather something less than love!
Probably not much better but I tried!
2006-09-13 15:01:38 · answer #3 · answered by funlady6632@yahoo.com 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When she says 'I use the term loosely' it means that what she has said is not actually accurate.
When she says 'make it' she means his fantasies are responsible for making what they are doing be less than love.
Hope this helps.
2006-09-13 15:03:26 · answer #4 · answered by the_fatmanwalksalone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. She says "make love" when what she really means is "have sex", without love. "Making love" is a very special kind of sex!
2. "Make it" means "succeed" sometimes, but not here.
What she means is: because of his fantasies, sex between them is devalued. It is no longer an expression of love; just a chemical reaction toward orgasm.
2006-09-13 15:03:15 · answer #5 · answered by A Box of Signs 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) I use the term "make love" loosely - I use the phrase or words "make love" to NOT seriously or not very strictly.
2) Make it does mean succeed but here it means to acutally make something worse. "His fantasies make sex something without love."
2006-09-13 15:04:10 · answer #6 · answered by Kristen S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. to have sex with feeling and passion and closeness, not just like an animal.
2. to cause it to be.
2006-09-13 14:56:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What language do you natively speak? Basically this is a converstion about sex...
2006-09-13 14:59:56 · answer #8 · answered by Marissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uuhhhh......... whaaaaat?
to 'make love' is to have an emotional bond during sex, i guess she doesnt feel that way. and... i'm confused.
wow.
2006-09-13 14:54:42 · answer #9 · answered by mica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eh?
2006-09-13 14:55:07 · answer #10 · answered by Vietnam_sweeite 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋