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Is there any difference?
Hello everyone,
Is there any difference between
1. Everything that glitters is gold.
2. All that glitters is gold.
I'd appreciate your help!
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" 1 might be used by prospectors who've hit a very rich vein of gold. 2 would be too formal-sounding to be used in such a situation.
- " 1 might be used by prospectors who've hit a very rich vein of gold.
- 2 would be too formal-sounding to be used in such a situation.
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2 is a contradiction of the famous saying, "All that glitters is not gold."
1 might be used by prospectors who've hit a very rich vein of gold. 2 would be too formal-sounding to be used in such a situation.
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