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  1. 25-May-2011, 11:54 #1
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    Smile double-cake

    Hello.
    I'm wondering what 'double-cake' means.
    I understand it's kind of a cake, but I don't know what kind of cake it is.
    Here is a context from a picture book:

    A little boy said,
    "I'll build a fort, put in provisions- sticks and string and double-cake."

    Please help!
    Thank you.
  2. 25-May-2011, 11:58 #2
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    Default Re: double-cake

    Quote Originally Posted by frindle View Post
    Hello.
    I'm wondering what 'double-cake' means.
    I understand it's kind of a cake, but I don't know what kind of cake it is.
    Here is a context from a picture book:

    A little boy said,
    "I'll build a fort, put in provisions- sticks and string and double-cake."

    Please help!
    Thank you.
    I've never heard of "double-cake".
  3. 25-May-2011, 12:08 #3
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    Default Re: double-cake

    He'd take twice as much cake as he's usually allowed to eat.

    Rover
  4. 25-May-2011, 12:09 #4
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    Default Re: double-cake

    Quote Originally Posted by Rover_KE View Post
    He'd take twice as much cake as he's usually allowed to eat..

    Rover
    Why the hyphen?
  5. 25-May-2011, 17:28 #5
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    Default Re: double-cake

    The transcriber didn't know it doesn't need one.
  6. 25-May-2011, 17:37 #6
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    Default Re: double-cake

    Thank you!
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