{"id":4711,"date":"2015-02-10T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=4711"},"modified":"2015-02-12T16:21:58","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T21:21:58","slug":"sweet-english-for-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/sweet-english-for-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Sweet&#8221; English for Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4712\" style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shimelle\/478989869\/in\/photolist-4s9FvY-5AAbQs-oHK3A6-4eXEYJ-jzo1R7-6y9nnq-gfHPdW-gfHvq1-7RVbvK-4CAF4W-JjX12-5sFm8j-8bKk69-8oW9ek-8zbDPr-8eC8J1-aZCpwa-8qXiY1-5BnjQG-9dgeVc-kdzKmo-9tTG5-79n5de-4qyDHx-u6pzP-7wd8ct-9Rijg2-5AAbNq-pPS4ru-2wwWU-83D3so-9dggq6-RbTHD-bt5WfR-Nvqca-br1KQt-83yZjT-ksH3K-9kvXJK-4rkeUe-k13XKV-qRXZDy-oh8cx9-7D1D1N-83C6Ch-pzccgN-4W3G4x-9emECS-fdtPZM-7ou3mg\/\" aria-label=\"478989869 5f75192462 O\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4712\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4712\"  alt=\"Image &quot;heart is in my hands&quot; by Shimelle Laine on Flickr.com.\" width=\"462\" height=\"312\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/02\/478989869_5f75192462_o.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/02\/478989869_5f75192462_o.jpg 462w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/02\/478989869_5f75192462_o-350x236.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image &#8220;heart is in my hands&#8221; by Shimelle Laine on Flickr.com.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Valentine\u2019s Day is a sweet and love-filled holiday, and it is right around the corner on February 14th!<\/p>\n<p>So it is time to get in the spirit of the holiday with some sweetness of our own. Today we are going to look at some sweet-themed English love words. First, take a look at these lyrics from a popular song from the 1960s. You will find two new &#8220;sweet&#8221; love words in the second line of this song. You can also listen to this song being sung, via the YouTube link below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Oooooooooooooooh!<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch<\/em><br \/>\n<em> You know that I love you<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I can&#8217;t help myself<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I love you and nobody else<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lyrics from the song: &#8220;I Can&#8217;t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The four tops - I can&#039;t help myself (sugar pie, honey bunch) - Live HQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qXavZYeXEc0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSugar Pie\u201d and \u201cHoney Bunch\u201d are just two nicknames in English you can use to talk about a person you love. In fact there are many nicknames in English that are related to &#8216;sugar&#8217; and &#8216;sweets&#8217; that people use all the time to talk about their loved ones. This is part of the reason that chocolate, candy, and sugary treats are such big part of the Valentine\u2019s Day holiday! The ideas of sweetness and love are very much connected in the English language!<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this list of sweet-themed nicknames you can use when talking to, or about, the person you love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>honey<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> honeybun <\/strong><em>or<\/em> <strong>hon\u2019 bun<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> honey bunch<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> sugar<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> sugar pie<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> sweetie<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> sweet cheeks<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> sweetheart<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of how these synonyms for \u201cmy love\u201d can be used.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Honey<\/em>, I can\u2019t wait to see you.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cCome over here and give me a kiss <em>sweet cheeks<\/em>.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cHave you met my <em>sweetheart<\/em> Carla yet?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201c<em>Sugar,<\/em> I couldn\u2019t live without you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This Valentine\u2019s Day you might try using one of these vocabulary words with your significant other, maybe you will even get something sweet in return if you do.<\/p>\n<p>You might also want to try saying \u201cI love you\u201d in a more original way this Valentine&#8217;s Day. \u201cI love you\u201d are words that we all like to hear, but did you know there are many, many more ways to express the same sentiment in English? I\u2019ve listed <strong>10 different ways you can say \u201cI love you\u201d in English<\/strong> below. Each of these phrases has its own unique emphasis, but they are all expressing the same sentiment, <em>I love you<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Again, I would encourage you to try out one of these different phrases this Valentine\u2019s Day, to broaden your vocabulary of course, but also to let your loved one know just how much they mean to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I adore you.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> You complete me.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> I\u2019m addicted to you.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> I\u2019m crazy about you.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> You\u2019re my everything.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> I\u2019m mad about you.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> You light up my life.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> You\u2019re all that I need.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> You set my heart on fire.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> You are simply irresistible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Happy (early) Valentine\u2019s Day everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/02\/478989869_5f75192462_o-350x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/02\/478989869_5f75192462_o-350x236.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/02\/478989869_5f75192462_o.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Valentine\u2019s Day is a sweet and love-filled holiday, and it is right around the corner on February 14th! So it is time to get in the spirit of the holiday with some sweetness of our own. Today we are going to look at some sweet-themed English love words. 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