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OK, I searched similar questions on https://english.stackexchange.com/ and it seems that people say that

to love to do something=prefer to do something

to love doing something=enjoy doing something

OK, see conversation 1:

Tom: I'm going to wear my casual t-shirt to the party

Jack: On the contrary, I love to dress up

Now conversation 2:

Tom: I like my casual t-shirt very much

Jack: On the contrary, I love dressing up

So, am I understanding it correctly?

If not, when do you use “to love to do something” and “to love doing something*”?

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  • The link shows nothing. I thought it was going to lead me to this type of page: http://english.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22love+to%22+infinitive+gerund – Mari-Lou A Aug 18 '15 at 20:27

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The sentences I love to play basketball and I love playing basketball are totally identical in meaning.

But if you're saying that you would really like to do something (perhaps as a response to an offer), you'd say I'd love to. If you turn that into a complete sentence, you'd choose the infinitive only:

--How would you like to shoot some hoops with me some day?

--I'd love to./I'd love to shoot some hoops with you.

Using the -ing form here is far less common, and sounds a little off.

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