Voytek (They/Them) to No Stupid Questions • edit-21 month agoWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?message-square96fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up199arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?Voytek (They/Them) to No Stupid Questions • edit-21 month agomessage-square96fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 month agoI only just realized the pun inside “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.” Most people complain that it’s a pointless idiom because if you possess a cake, you are likely able to eat it. Having cake is another way of saying eating cake. It’s saying you can’t eat your cake and then eat your cake again.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month ago It’s saying you can’t eat your cake and then eat your cake again. I read this like “have it on the shelf” . One can’t save money and still spend it.
I only just realized the pun inside “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.”
Most people complain that it’s a pointless idiom because if you possess a cake, you are likely able to eat it.
Having cake is another way of saying eating cake. It’s saying you can’t eat your cake and then eat your cake again.
I read this like “have it on the shelf” . One can’t save money and still spend it.