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Google works for the masses. It assumes synonyms and aliases are great. For example, searching for phrases like debian <something>, often bring ubuntu help pa
by bbarnett 6y ago
Google works for the masses. It assumes synonyms and aliases are great. For example, searching for phrases like debian <something>, often bring ubuntu help pages to the top results.
Worse if you are looking for Dave Smith. You'll get David Smith, because Dave=David, even though you know Dave never identifies as that.
Then add it fixing spelling errors. Which often are not. Rare term? Must be a spelling error!
Part of this, is because most people are non-precise, and also because Google wants voice input to work well. So there, their, they're are the same thing, but can also synonym to things like them, and they.
Point is, Google is trashy for any search not involving cats, or explosions. Quotes barely work, so the only way to mitigate this a bit, as google removed the + search modifier a decade ago, is always, use verbatim, under search tools.
And hope Google hasn't broken it that day. Which they do often.