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> ウソかホントかは **別として** 、聞いたことあるその話。

Could someone help me translate this sentence? I tried but it sounds horrible,
I don't know what is best way to translate 別として here. Thank you!
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Translating 別として
Your translation is really close! You should probably be able to understand it
if you took a look at the meaning of 別として
[here.](http://jisho.org/word/%E5%88%A5%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6) If not,
the rest of the stuff I've written below should help you get the meaning in
relation to how the grammar is working here.

This is a great sentence for learning the uses of か as well, and I think that
is important to understand how the first part `ウソかホントかは` works before we get
to the 別として part. If you feel like you have a good understanding of
`ウソかホントかは,` go ahead and skip the next paragraph, which I am including for
context for the rest of my translation.

`ウソかホント` can be roughly translated as `lie or real` (i.e. `true or false`) The
second か here makes it an embedded question. The part that gives this away is
the は, which is the particle that every Japanese learner spends days trying to
learn.

[別として](http://jisho.org/word/%E5%88%A5%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6) is defined
by jisho.org to mean: `"other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save
for​."` The way I personally understand the usage in your sentence is
something to the effect of `"Regardless of whether or not this is true..."` A
literal translation here would be something like `"Apart from the question of
if it's a lie, or real ... "`

The following would be my translation of your sentence:

> ウソかホントかは別として、聞いたことあるその話。
>
> Setting aside whether it's true or false, I have heard that story (as well).

I put the (as well) in parenthesis because while the sentence never directly
said it, it seems like it is being implied.

Hope it helps.
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