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de gustibus non est disputandum

Also de gus·ti·bus non dis·pu·tan·dum est

[de goos-ti-boos nohn est dis-poo-tahn-doom, dee guhs-tuh-buhs non est dis-pyoo-tan-duhm]

Latin.
  1. there is no disputing about tastes.



De gustibus non est disputandum

  1. Latin for “There's no disputing about taste.” Another version of this saying is “There's no accounting for taste.”

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“De gustibus non est disputandum,” as the Romans would put it, Latin for “Your poor taste isn’t my problem.”

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De gustibus non est disputandum, and if you prefer a zillion algorithmically-generated Netflix shows and endless Marvel sequels to “The Matrix” and “The Sopranos,” then God bless you.

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There probably is no one around in tweet country who respects the following old admonition, but as we used to say generously, “De gustibus non est disputandum,” or, “In matters of taste, there can be no dispute.”

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If men prefer video games and pornography to relationships, de gustibus non est disputandum.

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De gustibus non est disputandum, goes the saying: “there’s no arguing about taste.”

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