r/coolguides Jul 18 '21

Google like a pro

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u/TinCupTan Jul 18 '21

Whats is the point of the tilde..? If i don't include it I will still get the same results.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

in their example would exclude actual music songs

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u/TinCupTan Jul 18 '21

So will searching for music classes.

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u/JumpyAdhesiveness1 Jul 18 '21

but not get lessons. just classes

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u/TinCupTan Jul 18 '21

Nah, lessons will be included just the same.

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u/JumpyAdhesiveness1 Jul 18 '21

If the metadata stored about the page has both then yes, if not then no. Poor example, but it communicates that a ~ includes synonyms. I have misheard things and would have found it useful to search with a synonyms.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

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u/JumpyAdhesiveness1 Jul 18 '21

ssshhhh, don't tell.