Sure, when speaking about the formal English language. In terms of social platforms, however, favorite and like have very different connotations. Favorite impli

Sure, when speaking about the formal English language. In terms of social platforms, however, favorite and like have very different connotations. Favorite implies something far less common than a like. Most people think of a favorite as something they'd like to come back to, while no one really pays attention to every thing they've liked on FB or Instagram