ilovecinnamon@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoGood pointlemmy.worldimagemessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1613arrow-down126
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minus-squareThe_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoI’ve only had this phrase explained to me recently, and since then I can’t help but think it would make more sense if it was told the other way around; such as “you can’t eat your cake and have it too”.
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoOr if it had originally been rendered as, “you can’t keep your cake and eat it, too!”
I’ve only had this phrase explained to me recently, and since then I can’t help but think it would make more sense if it was told the other way around; such as “you can’t eat your cake and have it too”.
Six in one half dozen in the other
Or if it had originally been rendered as, “you can’t keep your cake and eat it, too!”