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How to Find the Answer

Discover essential strategies for effective searching in the digital age. Learn how to articulate your questions clearly by incorporating relevant nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Understand the importance of keywords, avoiding stop words, and ensuring correct spelling. Explore the significance of 'nyms'—synonyms, hypernyms, and hyponyms—to enhance your queries. By adjusting your search terms and using a thesaurus, you can refine your results and discover accurate and relevant information with ease.

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How to Find the Answer

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  1. How to Find the Answer

  2. Search Strategies • Put your question or problem into words. • If you can, include a relevant noun, adjective and verb in your query. • Are the words you have used keywords or intermediaries? • Did you use any stop (ignored) words or clutter (little effect) words? • Are the words spelled correctly? Some search engines care! • Sometimes putting the important words first helps.

  3. Don’t Forget The Nyms! • Synonyms – words that mean the same as, e.g. hound is a synonym for dog. • Hypernyms – words with more general meanings e.g. animal is a hypernym for dog. • Hyponyms – words with more specific meanings e.g. Dalmatian is a hyponym for dog. • If a query isn’t working try replacing your keywords or intermediaries with one of the 'nyms. You can use a thesaurus to help you.

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