I learned about the word

English translation: came to understand what the word means

13:08 Apr 14, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Science (general)
English term or phrase: I learned about the word
Hello everyone,

PRESENTER: And Dr. Campbell, you coined the term that is becoming very, very much more popularized, whole food plant-based. Can you explain the distinction between veganism and what whole food plant-based actually means?

DOCTOR CAMPBELL: Yeah, my background of course has been research of course for a long time. Several decades now and as I sort of move forward and my understanding of what was a relationship between food and health, I wasn't initially motivated by the concept of veganism. It was all based really on our research, and that's just where the research took us, and after some years, obviously, ***I learned about the word***, began to embrace what this is about, so the whole food plant-based diet for me speaks to the scientific evidence.

What does "I learned about the word" mean in this context? Does it mean that the doctor learned about the "whole food plant-based", i.e. became aware of the existense of this term? If so, why is the presenter saying that the doctor coined, i.e. invented the term "whole food plant-based"?

Thank you.
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 20:59
Selected answer:came to understand what the word means
Explanation:
or to know more about what the word (veganism) entails



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he did research on veganism and thus came to understand more about it, its benefits and so on...

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Note added at 15 mins (2014-04-14 13:24:30 GMT)
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yes, it's "word" singular so I take it to be "veganism". he was doing research on whole-food plant-based diets and this research "took" him or led him to "veganism"

The two concepts or diets are similar but of course a vegan eats no animal-derived foods at all

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant-based_diet

http://happyherbivore.com/2013/07/what-is-plant-based-diet-d...

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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 17:59
Grading comment
Many thanks to evryone.

Thank you, Gallagy.
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4 +6came to understand what the word means
Yvonne Gallagher
4 +1became aware of the word/ term expression
Jenni Lukac (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i learned about the word
became aware of the word/ term expression


Explanation:
That is how I understand it.

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 18:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara L Pavlik
4 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
i learned about the word
came to understand what the word means


Explanation:
or to know more about what the word (veganism) entails



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Note added at 7 mins (2014-04-14 13:15:54 GMT)
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he did research on veganism and thus came to understand more about it, its benefits and so on...

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Note added at 15 mins (2014-04-14 13:24:30 GMT)
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yes, it's "word" singular so I take it to be "veganism". he was doing research on whole-food plant-based diets and this research "took" him or led him to "veganism"

The two concepts or diets are similar but of course a vegan eats no animal-derived foods at all

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Note added at 27 mins (2014-04-14 13:36:12 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant-based_diet

http://happyherbivore.com/2013/07/what-is-plant-based-diet-d...

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Note added at 2 days6 hrs (2014-04-16 19:29:53 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 17:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Many thanks to evryone.

Thank you, Gallagy.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Gallagy. So the doctor meant the term "veganism", not the "whole food plant-based", right?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch
9 mins
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agree  Charles Davis
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agree  Tony M: I read it that way too. He learned more about veganism, and so decided to invent another term to describe a similar concept; but based on his scientific approach..
2 hrs
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agree  Daniel Weston
6 hrs
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agree  Phong Le
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agree  Edith Kelly
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