Hi there!
what about the "NULL operator"? Is it read as AND ?
Because if not, you're breaking some logic sintaxis, grammar.
Suppose:
A = a or b
B = c or d
So, you're saying something like:
(A)(B)
what kind of operation is that?
the operator cannot be a "NULL" one.
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<grasp06333@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Everybody!
>
> I'm having some unexpected behavior with searching at local.yahoo.com
> and was wonder what I'm doing wrong.
>
> If I enter the following I get 2595 results.
> (restaurant OR bar) (fish OR pizza OR frogs legs)
>
> If I enter the following I get 0/none/nadda/nil results!
> (restaurant OR bar) (fish OR pizza OR frogs legs OR absinthe)
>
> What's up with that? Shouldn't the additional OR expand the result
> set rather than decrease it?
>
> How does Google handle booleans (or other search engines for that
> matter).
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>