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From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Barry Gold)
Newsgroups: net.nlang,net.women
Subject: Re: Words for love"
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Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 22:51:50 EST
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Summary: 

English-speaers used to say "I love you like a brother (sister)" to show
the love between friends vs that between sex partners.  I don't know if this
phrase is still used; I don't think I've heard it in years.   I usually
tell my friends that they're part of the family, but not that I love them.

Clssical Greek (I believe) also had two words for love:  eros and agape.
I don't know about modern Greek.

--Lee Gold