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OP In September 2001 article in Smithsonian magazine an English professor who is a leading lterary forensic expert found it significant that notes attributed to the Unabomber several times used the phase "You can't eat your cake and have it too", alleging that this was a British, not an Amercan usage, which is said to be "You can't have your cake and eat it too." I have always heard it the Unabomber's way, but search of Internet shows the alleged American way is much more common. The alleged British way makes more sense to me. (I can have my cake, and eat it later, but not vice-versa.) Any comments?
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