When a person says "I love X more than Y." Does that mean "If given the choice between X and Y I will choose X?" or does it mean "If I had to live without X or Y, I would live without Y?" Is there a distinction?
What an interesting question. Talking solely about food, I would say that it depends on my mood. And I suppose that could be extrapolated to different things, maybe even people, too. For instance I love Chinese food, I also love bacon-egg-and-cheese sandwiches. But I don't want to eat either all the time. Sometimes I'm in the mood for one when I'm not in the mood for other. Because of this it would be difficult for me to quantify how I feel about them even though statistically I eat way more Chinese food. Like, I probably love Chinese food more...but that doesn't mean I would necessarily choose Chinese food over a BEC sandwich every time. (I would choose Chinese food if I had to live without one of these items, though.)When a person says "I love X more than Y." Does that mean "If given the choice between X and Y I will choose X?" or