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Old Jan 18, 2018, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by fille_folle View Post
After more thought, care for sounds less personal to me. It reminds me of being taught as a child that if I didn't like a food or activity, I should say I didn't care for it, rather than that I didn't like it or hated it (which sounds pretty pompous coming from a child, but whatever). In that context, care for meant general approbation, not a specific inclination.

But for T's, I can see many using these expressions interchangeably.
Looks like caring 'for' someone sounds less personal for most people. Hmmmm. I originally thought the opposite. Now I'm beginning to hear where my thought process was going. Thanks for your thoughts.
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