The other day I heard on the radio a comment from someone who shall remain nameless, but he is the mayor of a nearby very large municipality. He was speaking about some policy change that has been made, I don’t even remember what it was, but he said this decision is a win win. It’s a winwin for these people and a win win for those people and a win win those folks over there.
Now I’ve heard this before where somebody says, “It’s a win win for both sides.”
I need to explain something. It’s a win win means it is a win for this side, AND it is a win for that side. Each group gets only one win. So you don’t need to say for both sides. you just need to say it’s a win win.
If I say I want cabbage rolls for dinner, and Matt says he wants perogies… then we order the Platter for Two from the polish restaurant Izba, which includes both perogies AND cabbage rolls! It’s a win win!
See what I did there? It’s a win for Matt coz he gets what he wants, and it’s a win for me coz I get what I want. But we each get only one win. It isn’t a winwin for him AND a winwin for me. That’s just too many wins!
So, Nameless mayor, it’s a win for these people and a win for those people and a win for those folks over there. OR, you could say it’s a win win win!
So, in my podcast, when I say thank you to my family, Matt, David and Heather, and Maggie. Are they a win win win win?
Thanks to David and Sharon. For them it would be a win win.
Cheers to the original six and their win win win win win win.
And a hearty thank you to you dear listeners/readers. So many wins altogether! But only one each, you see?