Talk:A grain of salt
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The origional content of "Grain of salt" (now at Grain of salt/Poetic interpretations), while perhaps providing interesting poetic, artistic, or philosophical commentary on why this phrase might be appropriate and its "deeper meaning", harded seemed the stuff of an encyclopedia article. Thus I moved it to a less central page.
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I'm not even sure a page for this phrase is compatible with Wikipedia's anti-dictionary policy.
-- Ryguasu
I have to agree...Wikipedia is not a usage guide. --Larry Sanger
So: move it or delete it? Ryguasu, it looks like you originated the current contents. It now exists just because the original non-encyclopedia article existed, but there is no reason that I can see for having an excursus on "grain of salt" in Wikipedia. Do you have an opinion about moving or deleting it altogether? --Larry Sanger
I have no particular feelings for the article. We do have articles on foreign-language "proverbs", and I think it would be inconsistant with those if there were not some space for English-language sayings as well. But I don't care what form that space might take. In the end, this article took all of about a minute to write, so it's not exactly something I value. -- Ryguasu
Actually, the grain of salt thing probably isn't a proverb. Perhaps a mere figure of speech, although I doubt there's a rigid distinction between the two. -- Ryguasu
Idioms have long been a part of every language. They have no relevant meaning on their own and thus should be considered a word or subject for study, a dictionary should not include idioms as they are considered "translations" of true meaning within a language, not words with factual meaning. I think it very appropriate of Wiki to include idiomatic phrases of any language in its repertoire. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tigereyedgirl1972 (talk • contribs) 03:19, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
I didn't know what this phrase meant.. now I do. Thanks wiki
- me too - 210.69.138.108 15:46, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I found this article very useful. As with the article for "Greatest thing since sliced bread" and others like it, it helped to find the origin of the saying and to verify proper application. I also routinely will point others to these articles, and many have found them entertaining and beneficial. -- An honest quixtar ibo 15:02, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Usefulness is not a sufficient criteria for inclusion here. I was surprised to find the article here. (John User:Jwy talk) 02:04, 14 January 2008 (UTC)