English_Learner  +  468082 Wed, 23 Jan 08 08:16 PM Thank you for  your time reading this  post. I got an email and i'm not sure I'm clear with one expression I found in it. It would be great if someone would explain me what 'vanilla job' expression means. Here is a context: Wondering how to turn your vanilla job into a glamorous career? Thinking you're on a road to nowhere with your current position? Open your eyes -- you can leverage the job you have today to find a great opportunity for tomorrow. Thank you in advance. English_Learner Joined on Thu, Jun 28 2007 NY Full Member 205

	Grammar Geek  +  468086 Wed, 23 Jan 08 08:24 PM Vanilla means plain. Think about ice cream. You have rocky road, mint chocolate chip, toffee coffee crunch... and plain vanilla. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,669 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	English_Learner  +  468088 Wed, 23 Jan 08 08:31 PM Thank you, Grammar Geek. Now I see. The list of ice cream you mentioned reminds me Eddy's which I usually have in my refrigerator. Thank you very much. English_Learner Grammar

	Grammar Geek  +  468114 Wed, 23 Jan 08 09:49 PM We have a carton of Edy's espesso chip in our freezer for any given ice cream emergency moment. Grammar Geek

	Philip  +  468139 Wed, 23 Jan 08 10:58 PM And vanilla just happens to be my favorite, second only to French Vanilla, which needs an egg yolk. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen