Re:Google Search Is Dying
by bbarnett on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @06:58AM
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At the time, + was used to require that something be present
When + was eliminated, quotes took its place. Quoting a single word was the same as when you used to + a word -- find the exact word. Quoting a phrase still meant find the phrase, but that also meant it was required to find the phrase.
No, quoting did not take its place. At all. That's why verbatim was introduced, after outrage. Google claimed it did, but it still aliased. It still decided to provide results without quotes.
Again, this is why verbatim was born. From that "Google no longer gives precise results, ever" angst.
When + was eliminated, quotes took its place. Quoting a single word was the same as when you used to + a word -- find the exact word. Quoting a phrase still meant find the phrase, but that also meant it was required to find the phrase.
No, quoting did not take its place. At all. That's why verbatim was introduced, after outrage. Google claimed it did, but it still aliased. It still decided to provide results without quotes.
Again, this is why verbatim was born. From that "Google no longer gives precise results, ever" angst.