Archive for April, 2009

This Is Not Just A Neologism, This Is A Marks & Spencer Neologism…

29 April, 2009

What do we think about the word “vanillary”?

Is its use:

  1. Proof that the world as we know it is hurtling ever faster towards oblivion?
  2. 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?
  3. 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)

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Any thoughts?

Reading Recommendations Please

4 April, 2009

For a 13 year-old girl who likes computers, science and gadgets generally, thrillers/whodunnits/crime, fantasy and science-fiction.

Thank you.