Liking vs Preferring - What's the difference?
liking | preferring |
A like; a predilection.
* {{quote-news
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, title=Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton
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* (John Stuart Mill)
As a noun liking
is likeness.As a verb preferring is
.liking
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Verb
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(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice.}}
- The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.