Aunt Judy, I think this is a really important clarification.  Honestly, I hadn't even really stopped to think about the difference.  What I have been referring to in my various gold related posts is a system where gold is money.  The "gold standard" didn't really work because the government printed more many than they had backed by gold -- hence the collapse of Bretton Woods.  In essence, the gold standard was a form of price control.

Thank you for pointing out this article.

Now I am really confused.  Which is it?  I have to do some more research!