August 5, 2003

Google now allows you to extend your search to synonyms. Enter a tilde before a keyword, and Google will include pages that includes words that have a similar meaning. Google may also include variations of the same word (plural, ing-form etc).

Resourceshelf reports that the tilde operator only works in the English language and when you are searching for Web pages and similar documents. Hence it does not work when searching for newsgroup messages or news.

Google gives the following example: To search for browser help as well as browser guides and tutorials, enter browser ~help in the search field.

We know from experience that some users will find it hard to find the ~ character. On our Norwegian Windows-keyboard you hit AltGr and the relevant button and then hit the space bar to make the character visible.

By the way, Google News is now ready in a French version.

Source: Pandia

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