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 #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:40 am "dislike for" vs "dislike of" |
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| I think so. Such as: have a dislike for, have a dislike of, have a dislike to, are all interchangeable as long as 'dislike' is used as a noun. |
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:32 am "dislike for" vs "dislike of" |
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Hi,
Just one small point - I would prefer 'dislike to' to be prefaced with the verb 'take' rather then 'have' as in: I have taken a great dislike to the way they behave.
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:35 am "dislike for" vs "dislike of" |
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Hi Alan,
Nice to have your comment again after quite a while! I missed your always easy-to-understand comments...
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Jun 22, 2008 23:02 pm "dislike for" vs "dislike of" |
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I may be imagining it; but it seems to me that "have a dislike of" suggests a less active form of "dislike" than "have a dislike for".
(I agree about "take a dislike to".)
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| #6 (permalink) Mon May 16, 2011 4:15 am "dislike for" vs "dislike of" |
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| While the for/of discussion is interesting and useful, is it not easier to simply say" I dislike" ? |
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