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I had a cake or a piece of cake?
I had a cake.
I had a piece of cake.
Are these different in meaning?
Also, can I say "I had some cake?" Or should it be "I had some cakes?"
Nov 8, 2010 5:35 AM
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"I had a cake." means you ate the whole cake by yourself.
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"I had a piece of cake." means you ate only a portion of the cake.
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You will more often want to say "I had some cake." because it does not specify how much cake you ate just simply that you ate cake.
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Saying "I had some cakes." means you ate more than one cake by yourself.
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"I had a cake." and "I had some cakes." should be avoided as they sound funny.
November 8, 2010
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I had a cake = I had one entire cake
I had a piece of cake = I had a slice of a cake
you can say "I had some cake" if you do not wish to specify exactly how much cake you had.
November 8, 2010
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Actually, you should say: "I had SOME cake." (= I had a piece (or two) of cake)
A cake = a whole cake, and that might make you sick.
November 8, 2010
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It was a party, there were many cakes, but you only had one cake, and you wanted to share it with me, so you cut a piece of cake for me.
picture it.
November 8, 2010
Yum, I'd like a piece of that cake.
November 8, 2010
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