Good evening. I am The Weekly's Amanuensis. Since the magazine began, I have been diligently copying down all of the Science Combine's mirthsome punning-quips, with the result that I have an exact duplicate of every word in my drawers.
By default, I look for pages containing all of the words you ask about. (I've recently had my ears syringed.) Enquiries can be modified in a number of ways.
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Indicates a word must be present. For example, if you enquire after millington +beard, I will look only for pages containing both words. You may also use and. Note that I now by default look for all words you give me, so this is usually unnecessary. |
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Indicates a word must be absent. For example, if you enquire after nash -death, I will look only for pages in which MR NASH is present, but free of death. You may also use not. |
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Indicates one word or another must be present. For example, if you enquire after nash | millington, I will look for pages featuring either member of the Combine. You may also use or (which, frankly, is much easier, as that | is a funny symbol, and not a capital-i or anything). |
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Indicates an exact phrase. For example, if you enquire after "constable dan", I will look only for pages featuring Constable Dan, and ignore any pages featuring random constables, or people called Dan who aren't constables at all. |
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I tend to ignore common words such as why, who, which and so on. If you're specifically looking for them as part of a phrase (say what do you mean inspector), enclose the whole phrase in quotes ("what do you mean inspector"). I'll tell you if I've ignored any words of an enquiry. |
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Indicates a wildcard. I was conked on the head during the war, so do not understand wildcards. Please do not use wildcards. They make my ears ring. |
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These symbols may be combined in any order for complex or picky enquiries.
The more words you give me, the more exactingly I can find your page. Remember, if you do not include these special characters, I look for pages containing all of the words in your enquiry. I always present my findings in descending order of relevance. I am pretty.
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