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The statement "All that glitters is gold" may seem literally incorrect, gold itself serving as a counterexample (gold glitters, but is gold).
While the phrase may be semantically interpreted to mean (Everything that glitters is (not gold)), it clearly means ((Not everything) that glitters is gold)), which is perfectly consistent with the grammatical construction of the phrase, so there is no reason to mention the former incorrect interpretation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ihendley ( talk • contribs) 02:00, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
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I just removed this section from the article:
It does not add anything to the value of the article at the moment. It could be made encyclopedic by adding word-by-word literal translations, and stating the origin of the expressions in other languages. – Fayenatic L ondon 08:32, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
From [ [1]], the lines of "Panning for gold often results in finding pyrite, nicknamed fool's gold, which reflects substantially more light than authentic gold does. Gold in its raw form appears dull and lusterless.[7] "Not all that glitters is gold" is an alternative and more correct formulation.[8][9]" were used as a response to consensus regarding the original research debates being held here about whether the phrase is grammatically correct. Pairing these lines together was an unofficial way of inserting Original Research, noted by how the lines changed from "The statement "All that glitters is not gold" may seem literally incorrect, gold itself serving as a counterexample (gold glitters, but is gold)." to what it is now.
As it stands, the grammatical meaning seems to fall directly into original research. Does the phrase mean "Nothing that glitters is gold," "The set of all things that glitter does not consist entirely of gold," or so forth? The added "Panning for gold often results in finding pyrite, nicknamed fool's gold, which reflects substantially more light than authentic gold does. Gold in its raw form appears dull and lusterless." is used to favor the first form while other listed examples "Non omne quod nitet aurum est" and "But al thyng which that shyneth as the gold / Nis nat gold, as that I have herd it told" favor the second.
As it stands, the line still constitutes original research (While raw gold does not glitter, whether Shakespeare was talking about raw gold or processed gold is not established). So if we're not going to leave the unofficial original research debate in then it should be taken out completely. 72.85.48.246 ( talk) 18:25, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
The correct form uses "glisters", as originally written. No well-educated person would use the incorrect dumbed-down form promoted in this article. Never. Is there any other quotation from Shakespeare which is similarly "modernised" or sloppily rendered with such approbation? I thought Wikipedia is about promoting truth and correctness, not fostering the habits of half-educated people? 212.104.155.43 ( talk) 11:45, 7 August 2022 (UTC)