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Can I say "have a crush on" for something? Like I have a crush on this car! Please help me with my English.
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Can I use it?
Can I say "have a crush on" for something? Like, I have a crush on this car! Please help me with my English.
It is a bit odd to use 'crush' in this context for inanimate objects, however, nowadays, some do it as a joke or for irony. Gramatically, it is fine but it sounds a bit strange.
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I'd agree with the above comments - I'd tend to use "I have a crush on" when I'm talking about a person. ("I have a crush on the guy in my English class.")
BUT, I might use "I'm crushing on" when I'm talking about a specific thing. ("I'm crushing on that car.") But that's very slang-y.
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Yep, Dude...it's a little bit ironic, because..it's really weird if you say : " I have a crush for this car",..but totally fine if you say: " I love this car"...and for both US and Britain.
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As David said... and for things you may say "I'm obsessed with personal hygiene", "I'm obsessed with money"... etc.
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"Have a crush on" is only used for somebody that you are attracted to. It's used in American English more than British English.
So I'm sure you can see that it would be weird to say this for an object.
An example would be something like, "I have a crush on the girl next door".
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