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“Pat-a-Cake” or “Patty Cake?”

Rebecca BowenRebecca Bowen
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1st September 2021
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11:14 pm
11th August 2023
“Pat-a-Cake” or “Patty Cake?”
Both names are used in different places around the world (Getty Images).

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This month, social media users have been posting a simple image of text which reads, “Nursery Rhyme: Pat a cake / Black People: Pattycake.” Users responded with their opinion on the correct name, including “My childhood was a lie.” and, “WHO ever said Pat a cake?” Comments ranged from disbelief about the spelling to many users saying that white people also say, “Patty Cake.”

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