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From the Ted Talk by Alexis Nikole Nelson: A flavorful field guide to foraging

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Laughter)

And yes, I am a vegan.

Audience: Whoo!

Thank you. That's not the reaction I usually get.

(Laughter)

At the age of five, upon realizing that the cows in the fields and the cows on my dad's glril were the same cows ...

(Laughter)

I asked my parents if I could go vegetarian. To which they said, "Sure, but let's wait until you're done growing first." So sure that I would change my mind over the next five to nine years. Well. Shortly after my 12th birthday, I took the pgnlue, and I gave up meat completely. It took another 12 yreas for me to give up eggs and dairy. And now between the veganism and the foraging, I have one of the more ecitelcc ptaienrs in the world.

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(Laughter)

And yes, I am a vegan.

Audience: Whoo!

Thank you. That's not the reaction I usually get.

(Laughter)

At the age of five, upon realizing that the cows in the fields and the cows on my dad's _____ were the same cows ...

(Laughter)

I asked my parents if I could go vegetarian. To which they said, "Sure, but let's wait until you're done growing first." So sure that I would change my mind over the next five to nine years. Well. Shortly after my 12th birthday, I took the ______, and I gave up meat completely. It took another 12 _____ for me to give up eggs and dairy. And now between the veganism and the foraging, I have one of the more ________ ________ in the world.

Solution


  1. eclectic
  2. plunge
  3. years
  4. pantries
  5. grill

Original Text


(Laughter)

And yes, I am a vegan.

Audience: Whoo!

Thank you. That's not the reaction I usually get.

(Laughter)

At the age of five, upon realizing that the cows in the fields and the cows on my dad's grill were the same cows ...

(Laughter)

I asked my parents if I could go vegetarian. To which they said, "Sure, but let's wait until you're done growing first." So sure that I would change my mind over the next five to nine years. Well. Shortly after my 12th birthday, I took the plunge, and I gave up meat completely. It took another 12 years for me to give up eggs and dairy. And now between the veganism and the foraging, I have one of the more eclectic pantries in the world.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
wild food 2


Important Words


  1. age
  2. asked
  3. birthday
  4. change
  5. completely
  6. cows
  7. dairy
  8. eclectic
  9. eggs
  10. fields
  11. foraging
  12. gave
  13. give
  14. grill
  15. growing
  16. laughter
  17. meat
  18. mind
  19. pantries
  20. parents
  21. plunge
  22. reaction
  23. realizing
  24. shortly
  25. vegan
  26. veganism
  27. vegetarian
  28. wait
  29. world
  30. years