--- In quizbowl_at_y..., ZAMM_Phaedrus <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> --- In quizbowl_at_y..., fbush555 <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> > <500
> > Answer: Henry Martyn Robert (do not accept _Roberts_)
>
> Knowing what to search for is important. Searching for "Henry Martyn
> Robert," quotations included gets 390 hits. Change the "y" to an "i"
> to account for mispellings and you get an additional 41 hits. Search
> for "Robert's Rules of Order," on the other hand, and you get about
> 39,800 hits.
As two other examples from Fred's post.
[1] Searching for "Akhenaton" leads to dismal results because it's a
typo; do a search on "Akhnaten [and] Glass," and you get over 1500
results.
[2] Another problem comes from titles in translation. "Moses and
Aaron" is an example. Searching for Schoenberg and "Moses and Aaron"
indeed turns up only 221 hits; however, a search according to its
original German title, "Moses und Aron," nets you an additional 1700
hits.
So, again, knowing what to search for is key; however, poor hits on a
subject may just mean that you're dealing with a typo. . . .
--AEI