English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
LIKING or LIKENESS?
He got my some records to build my ~likeness~ for music (nonstandard).
He got me some records to build my *liking* for music (standard).
If you have a liking for something or someone, you like them.
All the siblings havea ~liking~ around the eyes (nonstandard).
All the siblings have a *likeness* around the eyes (standard).
If two things or people have a likeness to each other, they are similar to each other; not affection for each other.
GAB
