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The phrase "a matter of semantics" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that a disagreement or discussion is based on the interpretation of words or phrases rather than on substantive issues.
Example: "While we can argue about the details, at the end of the day, it's really just a matter of semantics."
Alternatives: "a question of wording" or "a matter of interpretation".
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It's become almost a matter of semantics.
It's all a matter of semantics.
This is not merely a matter of semantics.
This is more than a matter of semantics.
This is not just a matter of semantics.
Shockey said it was a matter of semantics.
That is a matter of semantics, of course.
"The government of India denies that there are targets but it's a matter of semantics.
But his denial turned out to be more a matter of semantics.
Whether Powell was truly a racialist is a matter of semantics.
That was somewhat a matter of semantics; there are, at least, mini-eclipses at certain intervals.
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a matter of priorities
a ploy of semantics
a matter of genes
a question of semantics
a professor of semantics
a matter of personalities
a matter of signals
a matter of days
a labyrinth of semantics
a hierarchy of semantics
a matter of seconds
a debate of semantics
a case of semantics
a matter of economics
a matter of logistics
a point of semantics
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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