Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

if you believe everything you read, better not to read

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
if y-ou -be-lieve ev-ery-thing y-ou read-, -bet-ter not -to read
IPA
72
Scrabble Score
44
Letters
11
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

One should not always believe or rely on the factual accuracy of printed matter.

Phrases

caveat lector take with a grain of salt

Frequently Paired Words

DBEYR caveat lector take with a grain of salt

Questions

What does if you believe everything you read, better not to read mean?
One should not always believe or rely on the factual accuracy of printed matter.

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