English question, please help. I can’t understand the following seemly simple sentence. “I became and advocate for” …?

Simon

2018-02-24 9:34 pm

I think the meaning is “I became an advocate” or similar.
I think, “advocate” like “became” is also a verb, but what is the special meaning that “became and advocate” has, while “became an advocate” doesn’t have.
I am an English learner.
Your help will be much appreciated.

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TED: Immigrants voices make democracy stronger
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So I started a career as a social entrepreneur, starting an organization for young people like myself -- I was young at the time that I started it -- who traced their heritage to the Indian subcontinent.
In that work, I became and advocate for South Asians and other immigrants.
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[匿名]

2018-02-24 9:37 pm

✔ 最佳答案

Firstly, you (or the original writer of the sentence) have made a typing error, the sentence should be "became an advocate" NOT "became and advocate".

Advocate is both a verb and a noun.

In this case, advocate is being used as a noun; meaning "a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy."

For example: "I'm an advocate for universal healthcare." means that you publicly support or recommend universal healthcare.

In other contexts (but not this one) advocate can also refer to a type of barrister (ie. a legal professional who represents people in a court of law).

Update: It may be a "true copy" but that doesn't mean it's correct. The original writer made a mistake.

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