Piece of cake?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="This">This</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> – <span word="you">you</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span> <span word="heap">heap</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>.</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, “<span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>” <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="Took">Took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cake">Cake</span> (<span word="September">September</span> 27, 2011), <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="cake">cake</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="slaves">slaves</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> (<span word="dance">dance</span>) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="get">get</span>-<span word="togethers">togethers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slave">slave</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>, <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>.</p><p><span word="Plus">Plus</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delightful">delightful</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> – <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="populace">populace</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aversion">aversion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> – <span word="people">people</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="delightful">delightful</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="being">being</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="gobble">gobble</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aghast">aghast</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>.</p>
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