Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I have noticed this for years, but it is never explained anywhere. I guess it's one of those things we're just culturally " supposed " to know, sort of like by osmosis or something. Call me an idiot, but I have NO idea what this is about, and thought maybe someone here could enlighten an old lady with limited brain capacity! Here's the question: Why do some people, when they write the word " vegan " leave out the " a " and put a * instead? What's that about? Marilyn **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Ohhhhhh. So if I say I'm " veg*n " , then, it means I could be EITHER, and I'm not saying which. Right? Marilyn **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 It was probably started by us geeky computer programmer vegans. :-) It a way to write vegetarian/vegan to include both. LOL! Yeah--the same people who started " LOL " !!!! heeheehee.....Marilyn **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 It's to indicate vegans and vegetarians at the same time - folks who title themselves veg*n with either and " a " or an " etaria " in there. Chandelle On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 10:38 AM, <sahmomof8 wrote: > I have noticed this for years, but it is never explained anywhere. I > guess > it's one of those things we're just culturally " supposed " to know, sort of > like > by osmosis or something. Call me an idiot, but I have NO idea what this is > about, and thought maybe someone here could enlighten an old lady with > limited > brain capacity! > > Here's the question: Why do some people, when they write the word " vegan " > leave out the " a " and put a * instead? What's that about? Marilyn > > **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, > > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 It was probably started by us geeky computer programmer vegans. :-) It a way to write vegetarian/vegan to include both. Linda A Marketplace for a Better World (Cruelty-free, Environmentally-Conscious, and Fair Labor Products) http://triballife.net/ http://triballifeinc.blogspot.com/ My personal blog: http://veganlinda.blogspot.com/ " sahmomof8 " <sahmomof8 Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:38:50 AM Stupid vegan question I have noticed this for years, but it is never explained anywhere. I guess it's one of those things we're just culturally " supposed " to know, sort of like by osmosis or something. Call me an idiot, but I have NO idea what this is about, and thought maybe someone here could enlighten an old lady with limited brain capacity! Here's the question: Why do some people, when they write the word " vegan " leave out the " a " and put a * instead? What's that about? Marilyn ************ **Psssst. ..Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelis t.com/trends? ncid=aolsty00050 000000014) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 >>It was probably started by us geeky computer programmer vegans. :-) It a way >>to write vegetarian/vegan to include both. >LOL! Yeah--the same people who started " LOL " !!!! heeheehee... Older geek here! Long before LOLZ, long before public access to the internet, we used " * " and " ! " in search strings. " ! " represents exactly one space, and " * " represents any number of spaces, which are filled in with wildcard letter(s) and/or symbol(s). Clear as mud? Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Exactly, unlike LOL which is just Internet or email slang. LOL Linda Http://triballife.net/ On Sep 18, 2008, at 3:15 PM, ERB <bakwin wrote: >>It was probably started by us geeky computer programmer vegans. :-) It a way >>to write vegetarian/vegan to include both. >LOL! Yeah--the same people who started " LOL " !!!! heeheehee... Older geek here! Long before LOLZ, long before public access to the internet, we used " * " and " ! " in search strings. " ! " represents exactly one space, and " * " represents any number of spaces, which are filled in with wildcard letter(s) and/or symbol(s). Clear as mud? Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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