How native speakers pronounce “gold”

He didn't have to speak, but you know the bit where the three kings come in? They come in bearing gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh. This really happened.

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The three boys came in, four-year-olds with tea towels on their heads. They put these boxes down, and the first boy said, "I bring you gold." And the second boy said, "I bring you myrrh."

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I believe that if we leave friendship at the bottom of this hierarchy, it's like there's gold at our feet that we're treating as concrete. And so why are friendships so key?

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I always loved the feeling of being in a forest. For me, the forest is more valuable than gold. My name is Claudia Vega and I work in the Peruvian Amazon.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

I'm studying mercury contamination due to artisanal gold mining in Madre de Dios. I think people are not aware that sometimes the gold that you buy

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

due to artisanal gold mining in Madre de Dios. I think people are not aware that sometimes the gold that you buy maybe is poisoning the rainforest in the Amazon or other tropical areas.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

maybe is poisoning the rainforest in the Amazon or other tropical areas. About 20 percent of the gold produced in the world come from artisanal gold mining.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

About 20 percent of the gold produced in the world come from artisanal gold mining. It's not that small.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

They have a very, like, rustic way. People have been doing that since the gold rush in California. They were using mercury.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

So the technique hasn't advanced that much since then. Mercury is used because it's an easy way to extract the gold. So what the miners do is, the gold is like, in the sandy form,

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

Mercury is used because it's an easy way to extract the gold. So what the miners do is, the gold is like, in the sandy form, and it's usually in the sediment of the rivers.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

and it's usually in the sediment of the rivers. They put mercury, the mercury binds with gold, then they have the amalgam, which is a mix of gold and mercury

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

They put mercury, the mercury binds with gold, then they have the amalgam, which is a mix of gold and mercury and then they burn the amalgam.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

And then the mercury just evaporates to the air. And they got the gold. When they're doing the mixing with gold,

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

And they got the gold. When they're doing the mixing with gold, some of the mercury goes into the river.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

Around 1,400 tons of mercury annually is released into the environment because of artisanal gold mining. It's an international concern.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

but they don't care because they need money. And gold is money. There are not incentives to produce mercury-free gold.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

And gold is money. There are not incentives to produce mercury-free gold. People just buy gold, they don't care,

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

There are not incentives to produce mercury-free gold. People just buy gold, they don't care, there's no good traceability system.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

there's no good traceability system. So I think as a consumer or as a mediator of gold trade, we have to care about where the gold is coming from.

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

So I think as a consumer or as a mediator of gold trade, we have to care about where the gold is coming from. Sometimes we use things

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

It's producing air, it's producing water. That's more valuable than gold. I know gold is valuable, but you cannot eat it,

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

That's more valuable than gold. I know gold is valuable, but you cannot eat it, you cannot breathe it,

The Hidden Cost of Buying Gold | Claudia Vega | TED · TED

we had to work with a resource that toddlers really care about, so we used the toddler equivalent of gold, namely, Goldfish crackers.

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sang of cranes in skies, ducked and parried, caught gold in hijab, collected death threats, knew ourselves as patriots,

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The reward for all this bravery? Not gold medals, not hero shots for Strava, not ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange,

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identity politics should expand our idea of what it is to be human. Identity itself should be not a smug label or a gold medal, but a revolution.

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something that would be better than what we have right now? Well, the gold standard of quality of life rankings, it's called the Mercer Survey.

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