describes a diamond in the rough to be “a person who has talent or other good qualities but who is not polite, educated, socially skilled, etc”. As we hit 60 issues (and loosely borrow the diamond jubilee symbolism for this milestone without the monarchist implications), this description feels apt of beginnings (and likely myself). Grammarist goes on to say that there is a similar Japanese saying, , which translates as ‘a jewel, unless polished, will not sparkle’. The last 15 years have seen my precious, rough
