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[clarinetster]

Hi all,
    I was just trying to search for forum comments related to Matt 19:26, but when I tried typing in Matt 19:26 into the forum search, it returns all these partial matches; "Matt", "19", and "26".  So even if I try just typing in "19:26" or any other Chapter/verse, it will not find it, rather only find results matching "19" and "26".  For some reason the ":" is ignored in the search.  I was wondering if anybody knew if there was a way to get past this.  Thanks.

[Dennis Vogel]

I don't think there is a way. It seems all search engines ignore punctuation, even when you use quotes. This includes Google.

Dennis

[Kat]

Hi Clarinetster,

I see this is your first post, welcome  

Yes the search at the top of the boards will search each word so you really have to narrow it down to one or two main words.

But what I use alot is 'Google advanced search.'  
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
Use this box 'this exact wording or phrase' and it will search for that exact order of words only.  Of course use 'Bible-Truths.com' for the box 'Search within a site or domain.'
You can also use 'Ctrl + f key' to search for a word on a page.
Hope this is helpful.

mercy, peace and love
Kat