Boys who like girls vs Boys that like girls

Both "boys who like girls" and "boys that like girls" are correct phrases and commonly used in English. The choice between "who" and "that" is down to personal preference or style, as both are acceptable in this context.

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Boys who like girls

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to boys who have an interest in girls. The relative pronoun "who" is used to introduce a defining relative clause.

Examples:

I know some boys who like girls.
The boys who like girls are going to the party.

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Loves all those boys who look like girls.
Maybe you should wear some lipstick, since you think boys who look like girls are so hilarious.
'Cause boys like girls who they think do stuff.
Nymphs... are boys... who look like girls in heaven.
Boy meets girl, boy likes girl boy finds out girl is surrogate mother's illegitimate half-sister.
Generally speaking, boys like girls with long hair.
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You might be surprised at the number of boys who have American Girl dolls.
It's a boy who is a girl.
Here are welcomed girls and boys who otherwise could not attend school.
With a traditional preference to baby boys, the boy-girl ratio that year was 120 to 100.
Now that seemed like genuine boy-girl stuff to me.
I mean, that just sounds like typical boy-girl stuff.
It's just a simple, straightforward boy-girl relationship.
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So much work at the Boys Girls Club.
You may not be the expert on this whole boy-girl thing.

Boys that like girls

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to refer to boys who have an interest in girls. The relative pronoun "that" can be used interchangeably with "who" in this context.

Examples:

He is one of the boys that like girls.
The boys that like girls are in the same class.

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It says here that boys don't like girls who are too serious.
It's because of boys like you that girls want a man like Lex Luthor.
Boy meets girl, boy likes girl boy finds out girl is surrogate mother's illegitimate half-sister.
'Cause boys like girls who they think do stuff.
Generally speaking, boys like girls with long hair.
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Loves all those boys who look like girls.
With a traditional preference to baby boys, the boy-girl ratio that year was 120 to 100.
Now that seemed like genuine boy-girl stuff to me.
I mean, that just sounds like typical boy-girl stuff.
It's just a simple, straightforward boy-girl relationship.
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So much work at the Boys Girls Club.
You may not be the expert on this whole boy-girl thing.
I just didn't know you were going to boy-girl parties.
It's a boy-girl party, this flash runs solo.
I will agree to a family-friendly, G-rated, boy-girl sleepover.

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