What do we think about the word “vanillary”?
Is its use:
- Proof that the world as we know it is hurtling ever faster towards oblivion?
- An admission of the fact that, asked to descibe something which is vanilla-flavoured, many people would use the word ‘vanilla-y’ , which is difficult to say, not really a word and, in some accents at least, pronounced ‘vanillary’ anyway?
- A spelling error.
I ask because M&S have recently launched a new range of cakes, one of which is a triple layer white chocolate and raspberry cake made up of three layers of ‘moist vanillary sponge’ (poor quality photo below)

Any thoughts?