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Have a good day; have a piece of pie

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:18 pm
by Paidion
For some reason I’ve always been bugged by the statement, “Have a good day!” For a long time, I didn’t know why. But now I think I might have figured it out.

No one will ever say to you , “Have a piece of pie!” unless they have a piece of pie to offer you. But they never say, “Have a good day!” on the basis of themselves offering you a good day.

In my opinion, it would be much more accurate for them to say, “I wish you a good day!”