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Old July 16, 2012, 10:55 AM
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Cada vez me gusta más y más...
... cualquier cosa.

Everytime I like more and more... (anything)

Is it correct?

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Old July 16, 2012, 11:33 AM
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yes

Edit: no! You can say

I like cooking more and more

But you can't say I like more and more cooking.

The adverb comes after the object
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Old July 16, 2012, 01:37 PM
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Can you say "I have an ever-increasing affinity/liking for cooking"?

Or is that a bit stilted?
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Old July 16, 2012, 01:53 PM
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... cualquier cosa.

Everytime I like more and more... (anything)

Is it correct?

Thank you.
Not in that exact form. Some alternatives for you:

Every time I cook, I like it more and more.

Or:

I like cooking more and more each time.
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Old July 16, 2012, 03:39 PM
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It's growing on me.

NB Tiene algo de connotación de que al principio no me gustaba.
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Honestly you can say every time I like more and more the way you smile.(for example) Although this is not the most typical English usage, it works well in context. Sometimes English is flexible.
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Honestly you can say every time I like more and more the way you smile.(for example) Although this is not the most typical English usage, it works well in context. Sometimes English is flexible.
But not that flexible. Honestly, in my book you most definitely can't say that. Well, you could, but people would think that you were Spanish.

The 'every time' has to be connected directly with the 'you smile', because 'every time you smile' is an adverbial clause describing when I like something.

The (BrE) English should be

Every time you smile, I like it more and more.

There again, you are perhaps more flexible than I am.
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Old July 17, 2012, 09:20 AM
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Sorry, I wast talking about a noun. For instance:

Cada vez me gusta más y más el jabón.

Everytime I like soap more and more

Soap is growing on me
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Sorry, I wast talking about a noun. For instance:

Cada vez me gusta más y más el jabón.

Everytime I like soap more and more

Soap is growing on me
"Every time" needs more context.

Every time I bathe, I like soap more and more. - That would work.
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