i think that's one of those things that has been said that way for so long, it is accepted. Archived Message
Posted by torinese on October 25, 2023, 7:36:32, in reply to "Try using the phrase "you can't have your cake and eat it too"... which is wrong... and see if"
don't want to get into a semantical argument over a 2 minute "fun" speech. Previous Message anyone catches it. They probably won't because that phrase is commonly stated wrong. You CAN have your cake and eat it, too. The proper way to say it is "you can't eat your cake and have it, too". You can have it... and eat it. You can't eat it and still have it. I mean, if the point is to say something wrong and the audience doesn't catch it and that's how you win... that'd do it because most people don't realize they're saying it wrong. If that's not the point, then I'd still do it just so I could point out to everyone they're saying it wrong because it irrationally annoys me so much.
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- suggestions needed - IlliniSax05 October 25, 2023, 7:19:20
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- “I could care less” - bbonb October 25, 2023, 8:31:35
- I would literally die if I had to do that. - ghost_of_clt October 25, 2023, 8:23:50
- you could work in a malapropism - memyselfandillini October 25, 2023, 8:04:14
- Say “anyways” - Chilango October 25, 2023, 8:00:14
- Use "Inconceivable" incorrectly. Lock* - timmer October 25, 2023, 7:38:23
- solid* - memyselfandillini October 25, 2023, 8:04:33
- Try using the phrase "you can't have your cake and eat it too"... which is wrong... and see if - Wotcher October 25, 2023, 7:28:12
- Talk about whatever topic, but slip in an "for all intensive purposes." - tvillini October 25, 2023, 7:25:01
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