What does a hyphen do in a search engine?
If someone searches for a word or term with or without a hyphen, Google can show different search results based on the query having a hyphen in it or not. So for example, [popup-style] vs [popup style] or [s-eo] vs [seo].
What does a dash mean in an Internet search?
A dash is considered a word separator. Similar topics can be found here in regards to dashes vs apostrophes, though this mostly references is in regards to a URL.
Can a URL have a hyphen?
Consider using punctuation in your URLs. The URL http://www.example.com/green-dress.html is much more useful to us than http://www.example.com/greendress.html . We recommend that you use hyphens – instead of underscores _ in your URLs.
Can you use hyphens in keywords?
Yes, a hyphen can (and does in practice) result in different results. The reason is that Google is trying to identify the intent of your search, instead of simply returning a result of pages that matched the search term you entered.
How do I search for hyphens in Google Docs?
For example, a search for “George Bush” will miss pages that refer to George W. Bush. Using a hyphen immediately before a word tells Google that you do not want pages that contain this word to appear in your results. The hyphen should appear immediately before the word and should be preceded with a space.
How are hyphens used to connect two words?
Using hyphens to connect words is easy. Picking the right words to connect is a little harder. Let’s start with compound modifiers. A compound modifier is made up of two words that work together to function like one adjective.
When do you hyphen a number in a sentence?
Hyphens and Numbers Numbers between twenty-one and ninety-nine should be hyphenated when they’re spelled out. Fifty-six bottles of pop on the wall, fifty-six bottles of pop… No, I won’t party “like it’s nineteen ninety-nine.”
When to use a hyphen with a present participle?
Compound modifiers that include present or past participles follow the same rules as any other compound modifier. When we combine a noun or adjective and a present participle (a word ending in ‑ing) to form a unit of meaning that describes another word, use a hyphen to make that unit of meaning clear.
What does it mean when a compound has no hyphen?
Open Compound Words. Open compounds are typically made up of two nouns that are used together to represent a single idea. “Open” means that there is a space between the two words and no hyphen. A good dictionary is the best place to check whether a compound is open or not.