Is it grammatically and semantically correct to use “didn't much like” as a phrase?

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Does "didn't much like" accurately express the idea that the writer did not like it as much as she would have desired. Would it be actually wrong, or would it be better if it is expressed as "didn't like it much".

I didn’t much like ongoing conversations among the group of people I interacted with.

is the sentence that intrigued me

Is it correct to write "didn’t much like" I am not sure but the word much seems redundant and in some ways trying to measure something non-measurable? I did see that a few bloggers have used this in their articles, but not entirely sure if it's sufficiently authoritative to consider correct.

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Try to provide some illustrative sentences to parse.
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Didn't much (verb) as in didn't much care is a common enough construction. ludwig.guru/s/didn%27t+much+like ludwig.guru/s/didn%27t+much+care
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"I didn’t much like ongoing conversations among the group of people I interacted with" is the sentence that intrigued me
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I didn’t much like ongoing conversations among the group of people I interacted with.

is the sentence that intrigued me

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Didn't much (verb) as in didn't much care is a common enough construction. ludwig.guru/s/didn%27t+much+like ludwig.guru/s/didn%27t+much+care
– Kris
Sep 19 at 11:02

"I didn’t much like ongoing conversations among the group of people I interacted with" is the sentence that intrigued me
– skv
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Thanks for the website - nice tool for me and others to use
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I didn’t much like ongoing conversations among the group of people I interacted with.

is the sentence that intrigued me

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I didn’t much like ongoing conversations among the group of people I interacted with.

is the sentence that intrigued me

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Kris

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edited Sep 20 at 7:25

Kris

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edited Sep 20 at 7:25

Kris

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skv

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asked Sep 19 at 8:46

skv

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skv

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Try to provide some illustrative sentences to parse.
– Kris
Sep 19 at 10:56

3

Didn't much (verb) as in didn't much care is a common enough construction. ludwig.guru/s/didn%27t+much+like ludwig.guru/s/didn%27t+much+care
– Kris
Sep 19 at 11:02

"I didn’t much like ongoing conversations among the group of people I interacted with" is the sentence that intrigued me
– skv
Sep 19 at 16:26

Thanks for the website - nice tool for me and others to use
– skv
Sep 19 at 16:28

add a comment |

1

Try to provide some illustrative sentences to parse.
– Kris
Sep 19 at 10:56

3

Didn't much (verb) as in didn't much care is a common enough construction. ludwig.guru/s/didn%27t+much+like ludwig.guru/s/didn%27t+much+care
– Kris
Sep 19 at 11:02

"I didn’t much like ongoing conversations among the group of people I interacted with" is the sentence that intrigued me
– skv
Sep 19 at 16:26

Thanks for the website - nice tool for me and others to use
– skv
Sep 19 at 16:28

Try to provide some illustrative sentences to parse.
– Kris
Sep 19 at 10:56

Didn't much (verb) as in didn't much care is a common enough construction. ludwig.guru/s/didn%27t+much+like ludwig.guru/s/didn%27t+much+care
– Kris
Sep 19 at 11:02

"I didn’t much like ongoing conversations among the group of people I interacted with" is the sentence that intrigued me
– skv
Sep 19 at 16:26

Thanks for the website - nice tool for me and others to use
– skv
Sep 19 at 16:28

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I learnt from recent searches that didn't much like is acceptable as it qualifies the liking. Another form that is commonly found in usage is didn't particularly like.

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I learnt from recent searches that didn't much like is acceptable as it qualifies the liking. Another form that is commonly found in usage is didn't particularly like.

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I learnt from recent searches that didn't much like is acceptable as it qualifies the liking. Another form that is commonly found in usage is didn't particularly like.

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I learnt from recent searches that didn't much like is acceptable as it qualifies the liking. Another form that is commonly found in usage is didn't particularly like.

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I learnt from recent searches that didn't much like is acceptable as it qualifies the liking. Another form that is commonly found in usage is didn't particularly like.

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