personal taste

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonalandtaste

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/
us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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taste
noun
uk
/teɪst/
us
/teɪst/
the flavour of something, or the ability of a person or animal to recognize ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandtastefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpersonal taste

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This may be apersonaltaste.
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Whether it should be used as a course textbook is more a matter ofpersonaltaste.
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Students chose which to use depending onpersonaltaste, ability and motivation.
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This was not to suggest that judgements in music were simply a matter ofpersonaltasteand preference.
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The extent to which the attorney and solicitor worked together reflected professional convention as well aspersonaltaste.
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The number of topics is quite limited and reflects very much my ownpersonaltaste, prejudices and area of competence.
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Personaltastecan be very engulfing.
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This is a matter ofpersonaltaste.
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Moreover, of course, this is a matter ofpersonaltaste.
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But that is a matter ofpersonaltaste.
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It is a matter ofpersonaltasteand intention.
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I think this is entirely a matter ofpersonaltaste.
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Personaltasteis not always coincident with present government policy.
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I also did not like the style of life restorations in either black white or colour formats, but that is clearly a matter ofpersonaltaste.
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It was hispersonaltaste.
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But that is not my task; these matters are a question ofpersonaltaste.
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On the question of programme standards, we come into the field ofpersonaltaste.
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I would prefer not to see that, but it is entirely a question ofpersonaltaste.
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That is nothing to do with politics, it is really a matter ofpersonaltaste.
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I guess it was a matter ofpersonaltaste.
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It is a matter, perhaps, ofpersonaltaste, on which our respective views are not quite in accord.
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They also vary according to such factors as family size, the need to carry luggage, and sheerpersonaltaste, which affect all car users.
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I personally would rather be a crowned badger than a collared badger, but that is perhaps a matter ofpersonaltaste.
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Rather than established linguistic conventions, linguistic choices sometimes reflectpersonaltaste.
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