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I started liking it vs I started to like it

Both sentences are correct and natural. They convey the same meaning of beginning to enjoy something. The choice between 'liking' and 'to like' is a matter of personal preference, as both forms are grammatically correct.
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I started liking it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express the beginning of developing a positive feeling or enjoyment towards something.

Examples:

  • I started liking the new TV show after the first few episodes.
  • She started liking the taste of sushi after trying it at a restaurant.
  • He started liking the idea of traveling to different countries.
  • They started liking the new music genre that they discovered.
  • After a while, I started liking the new job I had taken.
  • May 20, 2023 ... I used to hate root beer, but recently I started liking it. r ...
  • May 20, 2023 ... ... . Examples for correct uses: I'm starting to like it. I started to like it. I started liking it.
  • Jan 17, 2024 ... I remember when I started liking it as well. Not until 23 though!
  • Dec 3, 2022 ... After Elon Musk Acquired Twitter, I Started Liking It More. Here are the reasons. Aiden (Owner of Illumination Gaming). ILLUMINATION · Aiden ...
  • Jul 2, 2024 ... After a couple years, I started liking it more and more, and then I was totally addicted. And cocaine was more or less the same thing. So ...
  • Oct 10, 2018 ... At some point, I started liking it. Mostly on Asian dishes. Not by being force-fed it, my tastes just changed. Sometimes I put it in ...
  • Jul 21, 2024 ... ... I started liking it. 3 mos. Mhiz Ad Yusuf. Never give up... This sounds like motivation But, MANY misunderstood what it really means ...
  • Sep 4, 2017 ... But then, all of a sudden, I started liking it! After moving to New York from South Korea in 2006, for many years, when I had posted on ...
  • Jun 11, 2021 ... But after a while, I started liking it. Watching for my heat is actually something I really enjoy, since it is just different from what ...
  • Apr 13, 2021 ... At the beginning, managing so many classes was weird, to say the least, but after I got used to it I started liking it more and more.

Alternatives:

  • I began to like it
  • I started to enjoy it
  • I started to develop a liking for it
  • I started to appreciate it
  • I started to grow fond of it

I started to like it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the initiation of developing a positive feeling or enjoyment towards something.

Examples:

  • I started to like the new book I was reading.
  • She started to like the taste of the exotic dish.
  • He started to like the idea of learning a new language.
  • They started to like the peaceful atmosphere of the countryside.
  • After a while, I started to like the new hobby I had picked up.
  • Oct 13, 2019 ... I started to like it = you're beginning to like something. Ex- I'm starting to like dogs since my mum brought one home. I have come to like ...
  • Jan 21, 2023 ... Almost scrapped this one but I started to like it a lot more towards the end. Original Art. r/Skullgirls ...
  • The Beatles - Love - Cirque du Soleil: I started to like it a lot.... - See 18566 traveler reviews, 3240 candid photos, and great deals for Las Vegas, NV, ...
  • Mar 27, 2019 ... ... i started to like it. Running is my dopamine for my mental health. And i like running in nature so Thats also a beutiful view. Upvote 1
  • Jul 6, 2024 ... And then, when thousands of foreigners poured in, I started to like it even more. There were so many people from all over the world, and ...
  • It started as a Crack Ship, but then I started to like it, it was a pairing between Gentle Heart Lamb and Swift Heart Rabbit.
  • Jan 31, 2019 ... I started to like it. And once I got a little older, around 7 or 8, I started figuring out how to play the songs I liked on the piano. I ...
  • Dec 12, 2022 ... But after a couple months playing shows via el zoom during the great shutdown, I must admit I started to like it. At first, it felt like all ...
  • Mar 27, 2018 ... Whether I liked it or not (admittedly, I started to like it!), this music was now a part of my permanent memory and life. Insight. Jobs for ...
  • Feb 5, 2021 ... But as I took tentative sips and had every whiskey muscle memory be forced to recalibrate, I started to warm up to it. Then I started to like it ...

Alternatives:

  • I began liking it
  • I started enjoying it
  • I began to develop a liking for it
  • I started to appreciate it
  • I started to grow fond of it

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