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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'rather like to' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used as a more informal way of saying 'would like to.' For example: I would rather like to try that new restaurant in town.
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I would rather like to be a Claudia.
They would rather like to have that notion dispelled.
9.32pm GMT "Actually, I'd rather like to be Phil Swayer.
I'd rather like to see some show try, though.
Normally, I rather like to see men blubbing.
Now that's a level of skulduggery I'd actually rather like to see.
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"He rather liked to be at the scene of the action but it all seemed a bit slow by the standards of today," says Barker.
(It does seem that this board rather likes to hide behind its rhetoric).
If we lived in a monarchy we would be looking at the art that Her Majesty rather liked to see.
I'd rather like not to - but I suspect I will.' Why would she like not to?
Or, rather, I like to think I got back.
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