Wednesday, 14 September 2016

Google like a pro: Tip #2

Using an asterisk within quotes when you are not sure of a word



You can still use quotation marks even when you are not certain of the exact wording of what you are looking for.

Let's say you and a friend are debating about a famous quote from a movie. You remember it differently to your friend, and neither of you can remember which film the quote came from. How do you work out who is right? Put the bit of the quote you both agree on, substituting any words you are not sure of with asterisks:

e.g.

"frankly my dear I don't give a *"


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