de gustibus non est disputandum

Latin phrase

de gus·ti·bus non est dis·pu·tan·dum dā-ˈgu̇-stə-ˌbu̇s-ˌnōn-ˌest-ˌdi-spu̇-ˈtän-ˌdu̇m

: there is no disputing about taste

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