This is the English we speak with me, Jain.

And me, Neil.

We've got a fairly new word for you that is about the desire to have two good things

at the same time.

Or it can be used to say you've been offered two good things at the same time when in reality that is impossible.

The word is cakeism.

Cake isum. I love cake, but is this word really connected to cake?

No there's no cake here Jaying although it might be useful to think about a delicious

looking cake if you eat it it won't be there anymore. This is the idea behind the idiom. You can't have your

cake and eat it. You can't have two good things at the same time.

Cakeism is based on this idiom.

Right, so we're saying you can't have all of the advantages.

I want a better train service for my commute to work, but I want the journey to be cheaper as well.

Sorry Jaying it's unlikely you'll get both but if the rail company claims it will give you

both things that is cakeism. Let's hear some examples.

The salesman offered me a great deal on a new phone, a better handset

handset and a cheaper tariff,

but I think that's just cakeism.

Our boss claims will get a higher salary and have fewer hours next year.

It sounds like cakeism to me.

The bus company has promised an improved service and cheaper tickets, but that's just cakeism.

In this the English we speak, we're looking at the word cakeism.

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