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14 tips to Google like a pro

Ruphaa on October 23, 2021

Google is one of the most powerful tools, and believe it or not, Googling is one of the most important skills out there. Here are some handy tips...
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Ichi

Just put &lr=-lang_ja in the query parameter to exclude specific languages in Google search!

The above example excludes Japanese.

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Ruphaa

Wow! That's cool. Thanks for sharing @ichii731

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ljc-dev

I thought i knew how to Google until i saw this 😆. Thanks for sharing 🤗!!

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Ruphaa

Glad you liked it :) Thanks

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Zakaria Bakour

Thanks 🤗

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OSCAR P. OGANIZA 🇮🇹

Very nice tips I found here, is it alright to reshare this at oganiza.com? Thank you!

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qq449245884

Dear Ruphaa,may I translate your all dev articles into Chinese?I would like to share it with more developers in China. I will give the original author and original source.

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Jung Kim

The tilde ~ symbol no longer works in Google. It's been deprecated since June 2013.

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Charlene Strain

The timer is game-changing 🤯 Thanks for sharing these great tips!

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Ruphaa

Glad you liked it! Thanks 😊

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K Pratibha Kumar • Edited

So I don't know how to Google all this while.