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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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1. You cannot have the cake and eat it, too.
2. You cannot have the cake and cannot eat it, too.
Do they have the same meaning?
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The standard phrasing is "You can't have your cake and eat it (too)". The more you alter this standard wording, the odder it is likely to sound. (1) is a bit odd since it uses " the cake", while (2) doesn't really make sense.
- The standard phrasing is "You can't have your cake and eat it (too)".
- The more you alter this standard wording, the odder it is likely to sound.
- (1) is a bit odd since it uses " the cake", while (2) doesn't really make sense.
- org/wiki/You_can%27t_have_your_cake_and_eat_it explains the somewhat confusing origin of this expression.
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The standard phrasing is "You can't have your cake and eat it (too)". The more you alter this standard wording, the odder it is likely to sound. (1) is a bit odd since it uses "the cake", while (2) doesn't really make sense. The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_can%27t_have_your
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