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[–] jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

have your cake and eat it too

Alone it sounds normal but doesnt make sense in context because its supposed to be

eat your cake and have it too

Because the idiom is supposed to mean that you can't eat it and somehow still have it. The first implies you got cake and then were unable to eat it which doesnt make sense because thats literally the point of cake

Wikipedia:

you cannot enjoy two incompatible things at the same time; once you eat the cake, you no longer have it. It highlights the idea of trade-offs or making choices in life.

Apparently have is supposed to be synonymous with "keep" but language has evolved

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It can sound misleading but the second part doesn't actually mean the "having" at the first part has ended. It's not incorrect, it's just more confusing than the other way around.

I wouldn't say the language has changed. You either have something or don't. If you eat your cake you don't have it anymore