It's not to my liking. vs It's not for my liking.

[EndlessHope]

Hello,
what's the difference between the two sentences?

*It's not to my liking.
*It's not for my liking.
do for and to add different meaning the context?
Thanks,
Endless Hope

[Milanya]

It's not to my liking. I do not like it. (This expression is quite common.)
It's not for my liking. This sentence sounds unusual. The meaning I can think of is: it was not intended for me to like or to even have an opinion about.

Something like this: I do not like the house but it is not for my liking. The buyer loves it.
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[Jamie (K)]

"It's not for my liking," is simply not a sentence that a native English speaker would use. It is grammatically wrong.

[Milanya]

I was trying to be creative. :(
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[Jamie (K)]

[EndlessHope]

Thanks alot.
I think the right usage of "for my liking" comes as in the following sentences:

That man is a bit feminine for my liking, or, the house is so wide for my liking. something like this.

[Jamie (K)]

[Kitosdad]

"That man is a bit too effeminate for my liking ", or,

" The house is too far from town for my liking."

I'd say that, and so would many others.

Kitos.
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[Milanya]

[EndlessHope]

Kitosdad, thanks for correcting my mistakes.
Jamie, I actually read those sentences on English sites.

[Kitosdad]

Good evening Milanya, nice to see you active once more.

Bill.
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[Jamie (K)]

The sentences nonetheless sound wrong to me, or at least iffy. You could say "for my taste", and they would sound fine.

[EndlessHope]

Jamie, here you are another sentence from Cambridge dictionary:

The dessert was a bit sweet for my liking (= I like it less sweet).
what do you think?

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=46177&dict=CALD

[SkiIucK]

I am no pundit, but I'd expect to hear "for my liking" from a Briton and never from a Yankee.

[Milanya]