[Boatanchors] NEED MANUAL HELP

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Use the asterisk as a wild card?  I.E., search for apple* but that may 
take you to apple cider, applesauce, and lord only knows where else!
 
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> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:44:43 -0800
> From: jfor at quikus.com
> To: mikea at mikea.ath.cx
> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] NEED MANUAL HELP
> 
> ?? Search engine designers think?
> 
> If so, why do you have to search separately foe "apple" and "apples"?
> 
> -John
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> > In the OP's defense, not everyone has the same Google-fu. My wife, who is
> > no dummy at all (biochemistry degree with honors), can't find a thing in
> > Google, and gets really irritated with me when I do. It all has to do with
> > thinking like a search engine designer.
> >
> > --
> > Mike Andrews, W5EGO
> > mikea at mikea.ath.cx
> > Tired old sysadmin