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Default Re: Ask an Idiom

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Originally Posted by faino View Post
If I want to correct a problem and need to explain to someone that has another point of view, I would like to say it so it is more polite to hear and doesn't hurt the person I'm talking with (the actual meaning is I don't mean to teach the person by explaining the thing). Is there an Idiom to say about something like this?
I don't know of an idiom either, but there is this common saying,

Ex: No disrespect intended, but...

You could add something along the lines of,

Ex: ...I don't agree with your point of view.

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