Google Search anomaly
because i believe(?!) that the majority of the Internet has decent spelling skills, I use Google as spell checker and sometimes as expression checker. Recently I wanted to know more about the expression “your neck of (the) woods” so I search for:
- http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=”neck of woods” and
- http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=”your neck of woods”
Interestingly, the more restricting (specific) search request brings up more hits:
- Results 1 - 10 of about 754 for “neck of woods”. (0.16 seconds)
- Results 1 - 10 of about 933,000 for “your neck of woods”. (0.35 seconds)
How wierd is that?