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When you search without quotation marks, Google retrieves results that have
your keywords in any order. When you search with quotation marks, Google
retrieves results in which the exact phrase in quotation marks appears.
As an aside, I highly recommend installation of the Google toolbar to anyone
who does not currently use it.
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From: written_by -at- juno -dot- com [mailto:written_by -at- juno -dot- com]
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 5:42 PM
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Subject: Re: filesystem or file system?
> Aside: Interesting. A quick experiment suggests that you searched
> without quotation marks around the term, while I didn't. But I
> wouldn't
> have thought that would make such a difference. Does anyone know
> why?
I am not sure why. When I use advanced search and ask Google to match a
phrase exactly, I will sometimes get my results just fine. Sometimes, I
am told to remove the quotes for more results.
There seems to be a difference between putting a term in quotes and using
the standard search box on the front page, as opposed to doing an
advanced search which puts the term in quotes anyway.
Searching is a tricky thing. One little change can make the difference
relevant results and folderol.
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