The Language Lie

To Have Your Cake and Eat It Too


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Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss cake, Cromwell, and the Unabomber.



Sources:
https://grammarist.com/phrase/have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_can%27t_have_your_cake_and_eat_it
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002762.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/magazine/20FOB-onlanguage-t.html
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

https://www.quora.com/In-Swedish-how-do-you-say-youre-welcome/answer/Anders-D-H-Pemer

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