cum grano salis

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English - English
With a grain of salt; with a bit of common sense and skepticism

Perhaps the ascription of grammatical structure to Classical Chinese sentences must even more often be taken cum grano salis, with a pinch of salt.

with a grain of salt, not too seriously (Latin)
cum grano salis

    Turkish pronunciation

    kʌm gränō sälîs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkəm ˈgränō ˈsäləs/ /ˈkʌm ˈɡrɑːnoʊ ˈsɑːlɪs/

    Etymology

    () From Latin, see cum + grano + salis.
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