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Punctuation & Other Symbols
SYMBOL TYPE SEARCH TIPS EXAMPLES

Ampersand ( & )

Substitute English and'

&' is converted to and' during the search process

TIP: &' does NOT work in Keyword Search

william morris and kelmscott

to search: William Morris & Kelmscott]

Apostrophe ( ' )

Omit and close up the space

odonnells

babettes feast

Ligatures

Spell out with two letters oeuvres [to search: uvres]

Punctuation (General)

Omit and substitute a space for

comma ( , )
period ( . )
semicolon ( ; )
colon ( : )
equals sign ( = )
underscore ( _ )
backslash ( \ )
forward slash ( / )

Repeated spaces or punctuation marks are treated as a single space.

[search] male female

will retrieve

male female
male-female
male/female
male, female

Special characters

Use the closest Roman-script character

 

Symbols & signs (General)

Include symbols and signs like

At' symbol ( @ )
Money sign ( $ )
Per cent ( % )
Plus sign ( + )
Pound sign ( # )

Most signs & symbols do NOT work in Keyword Search

mike meyers a+ guide
c++
#1 hits of the 1970s
real law @ virtual space
$1000 a week

 

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