English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
LIKING OR LIKENESS?
LIKING means a feeling of regard or fondness:
My likeness for her won’t let me get angry with her. ✖
My liking for her won’t let me get angry with her. ✔. To be emotionally connected to someone is described as liking (not likeness).
LIKENESS means the fact or quality of being alike; resemblance: Kunle’s liking to his dad is astonishing. ✖
Kunle’s likeness to his dad is astonishing. ✔
GAB
