Didn't/don't like (dislike or neutral?)
Hello.
What does "didn't like" or "don't like" mean in general? How could we know if it means either being neutral or have a dislike for something? For example, in the example below:
I didn’t like him as a kid but as I’ve gotten older he’s grown on me and I appreciate him more.
Thanks.
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Karen15 How could we know if it means either being neutral I don't think "I don't like him/her" can mean so. Thus, if I say I don't like someone , it means I dislike the person . And, when we don't feel anything significant about the person, when we neither like nor hate the person, we don't say " we don't like the person".
- Karen15 How could we know if it means either being neutral I don't think "I don't like him/her" can mean so.
- Thus, if I say I don't like someone , it means I dislike the person .
- And, when we don't feel anything significant about the person, when we neither like nor hate the person, we don't say " we don't like the person".
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Karen15How could we know if it means either being neutral
I don't think "I don't like him/her" can mean so.
Thus, if I say I don't like someone, it means I dislike the person .
And, when we don't feel anything significant about the person, when we neither like nor hate the person, we don't say "we don't like the person".
0Karen15"didn't like"
Past tense.
When I was a kid, I didn't like broccoli. Now it's my favorite vegetable.
Karen15"don't like"
Present tense. I don't like calamari. I would never order it or pick it from buffet.
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