> [A Methods reader] wrote to me and I assume wrote to the GENMTD > list. > > If the search terms do not have +'s in front of a term Google > assumes OR. So Horein "Nova Scotia" is searched as Horein OR "Nova > Scotia" and Horein Nova Scotia is searched as Horein OR Nova OR > Scotia. > > bob gillis NOT so. The default with multiple search terms is to assume AND. >From the Google Search Help page: "Automatic "and" queries: By default, Google only returns pages that include all of your search terms. There is no need to include "and" between terms." Kathy kql <[email protected]>