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Subject: With) a grain of salt is a literal translation of a Latin phrase, (cum) grano salis. A pinch of salt may also be used. Author: Deffy Dilly [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Fri, January 11, 2008 12:11:02 In reply to: Take everything with a grain of salt 's message, "Re: These purported newsletters looks like another smear campaign. Everyone is guilty" on Fri, January 11, 2008 7:53:55 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date A smear campaign, smear tactic or simply smear is a metaphor for activity that can harm an individual or group's reputation by conflation with a stigmatized group. Sometimes smear is used more generally to include any reputation-damaging activity, including such colloquialisms as mud slinging. (NT) Deffy Dilly Fri, January 11, 2008 12:13:37 Re: Oh thank you so much for the translation, Deafy Dilly (NT) What would we do without such words of wisdom? Fri, January 11, 2008 1:26:33 You are trying to knock me off my perch, just for the halibut. I won't carp but to misspell my name as you have done suggests that I am hard of herring. Please squid doing that. (NT) -- Deffy Dilly, Fri, January 11, 2008 1:43:27 The Person Who Wrote These Articles In The Ron Paul Newsletter Is Long Gone David S. Sat, January 12, 2008 3:34:32