2006-12-09 02:47:36 · 3 answers · asked by shygirl78 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Actually, the quotation is almost always MISquoted. It should be to "Eat your cake and have it" and not "have your cake and eat it". Think about it. You CAN have your cake and eat it because you must have it first in order to eat it. But you can NOT eat the cake that you have, and STILL have it. Hence the expression, and it's intended meaning to d escribe somebody who wants things both ways, and doesn't seem to understand that it is a matter of choosing between two possibilities.
2006-12-09 02:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, you already have because if you have eaten your cake you have obviously HAD it. What the expression "you can't have your cake and eat it too" traditionally means is that the cake either has to be eaten or not -- you can't have it both ways.
2006-12-09 08:54:36 · answer #2 · answered by ensign183 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Eat your cake and have it too." It's like getting two things at once instead of having to choose. If we're thinking litterally you have your cake, then you eat, and then you still have it in your stomach. Although, I prefer ice cream.
2006-12-09 03:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by cinderella48z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋