These Search Guidelines provide insights and examples that enable you to make the most of the ACIMOE-ACOL Search Facility.
Note that all searches are case-insensitive. The results, however, always show the capitalization as used in ACIMOE and ACOL respectively.
Example:
A search for "course" or "Course" or even "CouRse" will yield the same results.
A search for a single word lists all instances of the word in ACIMOE and ACOL. Each instance includes the context in which the word is used
and a link to the full paragraph. From the full paragraph you can also view previous and next paragraphs.
Example:
A search for "grass" lists instances in seven different ACIMOE paragraphs and four different ACOL paragraphs.
If the word appears multiple times in the same paragraph, each instance is shown on a separate line.
Example:
A search for "tapestry" lists four instances in three different paragraphs in ACOL.
If variations of the word appear in ACIMOE, the search lists all instances of each variation in ACIMOE.
If variations of the word appear in ACOL, the search lists all instances of each variation in ACOL.
Example:
A search for "perfection" lists instances for each of "perfect", "perfected", "perfection",and "perfectly" in ACIMOE and for each of "perfect", "perfection", and "perfectly" in ACOL.
If the word does not appear in ACIMOE and/or ACOL, the search may list instances of similar words, or words with similar or alternative spelling, that do appear in either.
Example:
A search for "saint" lists instances for each of "sainthood", "saintly", and "saints" in ACOL.
Example:
A search for "centre" lists instances for each of "center", "centered", "centers", "central", and "centrality" in ACIMOE and for each of "center", "centered", "centeredness", "centering", and "central" in ACOL.
To search for a specific word exactly as you enter it with no variations, precede the word with "+".
Example:
A search for "+perfection" lists only instances of "perfection" in ACIMOE and ACOL.
Example:
A search for "+saint" lists no results; but a search for "+saintly" lists only instances of "saintly" in ACOL.
To search for a phrase you must enter the words, including any punctuation, exactly as it occurs in ACIMOE and ACOL. The search lists all instances of that phrase in ACIMOE and ACOL.
Example:
A search for "more and more" lists all instances that contain that exact phrase.
Example:
A search for "more, and more" lists no results, because that exact phrase including the comma does not occur in either ACIMOE or ACOL.
If the search for a word or phrase lists too many results to be useful you can refine your search by adding a refining term preceded by "+".
Example:
A search for the word "paradise" lists 4 results in ACIMOE and 20 results in ACOL; a search for "paradise +adam" lists just one result in ACIMOE and two results in ACOL.
Example:
A search for the phrase "more and more" lists 16 results in ACIMOE and 12 results in ACOL; a search for "more and more +truth" lists just three results in ACIMOE and two results in ACOL.
Example:
A search for the word "course" lists hundreds of results in ACIMOE and ACOL, so you need to scroll to see all of them ; a search for "course +was spoken" lists no results in ACIMOE and just three results in ACOL.
Note that although the refining term you add may be word or a phrase, it is searched for as a precise pattern of characters.
Example:
A search for "course +free" lists fifteen results in ACIMOE and seventeen results in ACOL, which include the pattern "free" within the words "freed", and "freedom".
Example:
A search for "create +centre" returns no results in either ACIMOE or ACOL; but a search for "create +center" lists eleven results in ACIMOE and twenty results in ACOL.
Example:
A search for "body +I" lists hundreds of results in both ACIMOE and ACOL, which include the pattern "I" within the words "itself", "spirit", "identity", etc. In this case merely switching the terms
to search for "+I +body" yields a smaller number of results in ACIMOE and ACOL.
You may search for a specific word (using the initial "+") as well as a refining term (using a second "+") in the same query.
Example:
A search for "children +parent" lists seven results in ACIMOE and thirty four results in ACOL; a search for "+children +parent" lists just three results in ACIMOE and three results in ACOL.