Fun way to remember 
how to search efficiently

My plump starfish quickly lowered Lincoln's tie.
 
My

minus - exclude use frequently
plump plus + include use frequently
starfish star (asterisk) * wildcard (anything is OK) not used much
quickly quotes "phrases in quotes" use frequently
lowered lowercase case MATTERS we don't usually use these options
Lincoln's link find linked pages 
tie.

title find words in the title

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Last updated June 23, 2011 ~ Mrs. K. Bradley
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