Keyword searching question

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It used to be I could search for very specific words and the software would find them (and only them). Now it seems the software thinks it is smarter than me and automatically substitutes other words.

An example is "acidity" which I only use in the context of negative alkalinity, in using acid to lower the alk of a new salt mix. So I can find threads on that topic alone.

But when I search either on acidity or "acidity" or +"acidity", every thread with the term acid in it comes up.

Anyone know of a way to get it to really believe I only want the word I entered?

 

[S-t-r-e-t-c-h]

Haven't really experimented with r2r's specifically, but I find forum search functions are typically lacking, so I will use google to do the heavy lifting.

Something like: "acidity" @reef2reef.com

Comes up with something like this:

https://www.google.com/search?q="acidity"[email protected]&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

edit: or better yet:

"acidity" site:www.reef2reef.com

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Thanks.