All that glisters…

Hi Scootering, Yeah, yeah, I know... Mr Pedantic! But I just had to write in. In your header for the stunning Midas Touch GP200, on page 65, you wrote “All that glitters is not gold goes the old saying.”

That is commonly heard or seen written down, but sadly it is a misquote. The true saying is “All that glisters is not gold”.

It is a derivative of a line in William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice which employs the word “glisters,” a 17th-century synonym for “glitters”.

The line comes from a secondary plot of the play, the puzzle of Portia’s boxes (Act II – Scene VII – Prince of Morocco): All that glisters is not gold– Often have you heard that told. Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold. Gilded tombs do worms enfold. Had you been as wise as bold, Young in limbs, in judgment old, Your answer had not been inscrolled Fare you well. Your suit is cold– I’ll get my coat (or is it anorak?). Love the mag... the new style is great! Steve Thomas, Wirral Hi Steve, The version of Merchant published during the Bard’s lifetime differed significantly from what we have today. For example, in the 1600 edition, the line is ‘Guilded timbers doe wormes infold’. Why change it to ‘tombs’ and ‘enfold’? So people today would understand it better. Same goes for ‘glisters’ and ‘glitters’. Most modern versions now use the latter. Dan