[math]

Well i had a little discussion lately. I said to my friend "I dont like" about his behaviour, then he thought it means i dont want him to do it again. But i just meant i dont like...but its ok if hes still doing it.
so we started to argue and he told me "everybody in the world will say 'i dont like' means 'i dont want u to do it again'"
so i wanna know now...

english is not my mother tongue so i wanna know if "i dont like" also means "i dont want u to do again" or if it can also mean "i dont like but its ok"

thx.
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[Sumaleth]

"I don't like", just as a sentence, does not also mean "I don't want you to do it again".

Though in the right context, it could imply the latter. In other words, if you were to say "I don't like..." in a certain way then it could be taken to also mean "I don't want...".

For example, if you were to say it right up in their face with spit coming out of your mouth.

On the other hand, if you said it with a bit of a smile, there'd be no connection.

It's all in the context.
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[Tomasis]

not wanting means not forcing anybody to do something. So it would be same as like having your own opinion regarding a matter. So I dont see much differences between two meanings.

Better you listen to Sumaleth since he lives with kangarooos

[[Shizo]]

What are you talking about exactly?

[Drew]

I looked up "like" and there are many definitions, so I can certainly understand how it could be confusing. Generally, when you say you don't like something, it's understood that you dislike it. So if I was told that someone didn't like when I did something, I would take it that they would prefer I not do that again. Technically, it's not correct. You could have no opinion on the matter, but if that were so, why would you bring it up?

[Affected]

Maybe instead of arguing about semantics, you should talk about what you really did mean.