Why use an asteriks in Vegan?!


Question: Why use an asteriks in Vegan!?
I've seen so many questions with someone using veg*n instead of vegan!. Whats up with that!?

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Answers:
veg*n = vegetarian & vegan

The "*" is substituted both for the "a" in vegan and the "etaria" in vegetarian to include both groups!.

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Elyse says, "Wait, if you're vegan aren't you automatically a vegetarian too!?!? I don't understand those answers, or the reasoning!.!.!."

Vegans are vegetarians, but vegetarians are not vegans!. Understand!?
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It's basically short hand for veg@n and vegetarian!
* represents the a in veg@n and the etaria in vegetarian! Pretty nifty huh!Www@FoodAQ@Com
The "*" operator means it fills in for any number of characters or none at all!. It's shorter than saying "vegan and vegetarian"!. I usually type "veg*an," but either is correct!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It is a quick way of typing 'vegan and/or vegetarian' - rather than just 'vegan and vegetarian' as most people have said!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Like everyone else said, it's short for vegan and vegetarian!. Sometimes you need to address both groups!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It is just a simplified way of saying vegan and vegetarian without having to spell them both out!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
because it saves time rather than saying 'vegetarian and vegan', you just put veg*n!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
We use it when we represent both!. vegan and vegetarian = veg*nWww@FoodAQ@Com
!.!.!.and I learned something today!. =]Www@FoodAQ@Com


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