Why do people * the a in vegans? (ex. veg*ns)?!
Why do people * the a in vegans? (ex. veg*ns)?
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2 days ago
thanks. good answers. why are you giving thumbs down to the firstt answer? she made a joke... oh well...
Answers: 2 days ago
thanks. good answers. why are you giving thumbs down to the firstt answer? she made a joke... oh well... it's an abreviation for "vegetarian/vegan" as both words have "veg" and "n" in common whilst one has "etaria" inbetween and the other merely has an "a"
so typing Veg*ns is simply a short hand way of addressing both vegans and vegetarians... I guess it's for the same reason the Jews sometimes put a - where the "o" should be in God's name (G-d). I guess vegans are just divine!:) I use veg*an, but either is considered an abbreviation for "vegetarian or vegan." Its shows that they are talking about vegans ans vegetarians. The * is a "wild" character that, in this case, can sub for either the "a" in vegan OR the "eterai" in vegetarian. So... it's a shorthand for when you're referring to both vegans and vegetarians, but don't want to type out "vegans and vegetarians."