Are you a 22 or 24 carat kind of Guy or Gal. or person or...

[dicker]

@kimchi Very interesting indeed.  I think we probably have “micro” language regions where phrases and language differ.

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Dicker

[Roy]

@kimchi I think it might be Patagonia. 

We had Patagonians attend my University in Wales where they were learning 'the language'.

Not how to speak it of course, they were fluent, but the language itself, like you and I might study 'English'.

Hardy fellows.

[kimchi]

2 minutes ago, dicker said:

@kimchi Very interesting indeed.  I think we probably have “micro” language regions where phrases and language differ.

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Dicker

I find it endlessly fascinating (and as per this thread, endlessly full of surprises!). The strange thing is, albeit before my linguistic interests, I went to university in Leeds (obviously with folk from not only all parts of these fair isles, but also many from around the world) and don't remember any great problems or differences at all! Even in Asia, apart from the odd one like 'fanny' not much stands out. And mostly I never notice anything on this forum either, apart from the occasional msiplaced word by a non-native speaker (who is usually far too apologetic about their English)!

[LawrenceChard]

7 minutes ago, kimchi said:

And mostly I never notice anything on this forum either, apart from the occasional msiplaced word by a non-native speaker (who is usually far too apologetic about their English)!

Which reminds me of a line from Monty Python:

We'd like to apologize for that last sketch. We're sorry. We really are sorry. We're honestly so ****in' sorry...

😎

[Britannia47]

Whoops! Sorry, I thought this was the 22/24 gold topic. How about something about Australia....

 

[kimchi]

31 minutes ago, Roy said:

@kimchi I think it might be Patagonia. 

We had Patagonians attend my University in Wales where they were learning 'the language'.

Not how to speak it of course, they were fluent, but the language itself, like you and I might study 'English'.

Hardy fellows.

Many thanks Roy, think you've probably got it (it would have been Chile then)! And that is also fascinating, I'd love to meet such folk. Why would they study the language though, it seems so niche?

This was one village, very high up in the mountains, and the people had never left (as of the early 2000s). They were only just discovered, and then visited. It was an absolutely fascinating case study, I wish I'd taken more interest in it at the time because I've lost touch with the fella now.

Edited February 22, 2022 by kimchi

[dicker]

4 minutes ago, kimchi said:

Many thanks Roy, think you've probably got it! And that is also fascinating, I'd love to meet such folk. Why would they study the language though, it seems so niche?

This was one village, very high up in the mountains, and the people had never left (as of the early 2000s). They were only just discovered, and then visited. It was an absolutely fascinating case study, I wish I'd taken more interest in it at the time because I've lost touch with the fella now.

Unless I am mistaken, Sheep are common to Patagonia and Wales.

 

[kimchi]

@dicker yes I did hear that's where they were taken to/from.

On-topic: I love 24ct by far, but it's not always the most practical choice or wisest investment (not that I am saying you can go too far wrong with it). I believe there is some sort of deep psychological and/or spiritual connection, or even a symbiotic relationship, with pure gold, as there is with silver. Also the encoded knowledge that it is true money.

I suppose it's from common usage, but I would use carat/ct as a preference, yet have no problem typing 24k/kt

 

[SilverStorm]

I’ve only bought 24 carat, as the Canadian gold maple leaf only comes in four nines fine. Not against 22 carat, but given the choice between the two, it will be 24 carat all day, every day.