It's not god's word that you should start all sentences with actually

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alpacinou

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In my language, when we want to say that something is not true all the time, or something is not always indisputable we say something that literally translates to "it's not god's word".

What can be said in English instead of the underlined part?

1. It's not god's word that you should start all sentences with actually.

2. What that teacher said to you is correct to some extent but it's not god's word.
 

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You'll sometimes see the following:

1. It's not written in stone that you should start every sentence with 'So'.

2. What that teacher said to you is correct to some extent but it's not the gospel truth.
 
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1. It's not god's word that you should start all sentences with actually.
I rather like that. (You can go through a whole year without using "actually" in a sentence.)
 
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