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How to find an article I or someone else has written.

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Several months ago, Jrshenck showed me how he could find any subject that I had written on, either as an answer or as a question. It is easy.

Go to GOOGLE. Type in "Daniela2041 then the subject. For example if you want to find my article on ser and estar you type in "Daniela2041 ser and estar" It will come up before you finish typing.

I tried it with reflexive verbs. I typed in" Daniela2041 reflexive verbs se" and up came the article.

I think I have covered most of the subjects one could think of. I found a ton of them on there. When I searched the reflexive thing, it came up with a bunch of things that I had posted.

This will work with any writer whom you trust and respect, for example, Paralee, Lazarus, Benz, or any of the other fine contributors to this site.

Good hunting! <3

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updated Jul 20, 2017
posted by Daniela2041
Gracias es más fácil que lo que hice. - Jubilado, Mar 24, 2016
I typed in Daniala 2041 , but none of my articles come up , it's a fraud. - ray76, Mar 24, 2016
That is because you mispelled her name. Try it again. jajaja. - gringojrf, Mar 24, 2016
Have a badge, Dani. - rac1, Jul 20, 2017

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Great tip Dani.

Here are a couple additional tips for searching for content on SpanishDict.

In general, if you want to find something, strictly on SpanishDict, type a phrase or a few keywords into google and then add the following:

site:spanishdict.com

If you want to restrict your search to previously asked questions type this instead:

site:spanishdict.com/answers

Sure, you can use the magnifying glass search on the SD questions page, but often a google search works better. I know, I've used both at least 1000 times. smile

If you want to find something in the dictionary:

site:spanishdict.com/translate

Of course, this isn't just to look up the meaning of a word. For that, just go directly to the dictionary and enter the word you're looking for. But if, for example, you want to see other entries in the dictionary that contain a word or phrase, the above add-on to your google search is the way to do it.

Or maybe you want to (for some reason) smile find a bunch of words that be used as both a noun and an adjective?

"noun" "adjective" site:spanishdict.com/translate -- would "do the trick"

Or you suddenly get interested in how some verbs can be used in so many ways in Spanish?

"transitive" "intransitive" "pronominal" site:spanishdict.com/translate - you'll learn a lot

If you want to find something in one of the SD grammar articles, tack this on:

site:spanishdict.com/guide

How about a key word or phrase in a flashcard set?

site:spanishdict.com/flashcards

I'm sure you can take these ideas and do things that I haven't mentioned above in order to suit your own needs. Be creative, and if you discover some great techniques, come back and share them here.

Happy Googling smile

Maybe I should make this post a separate question and bump it from time to time?

Let me know what you think.

updated Jul 20, 2017
edited by DilKen
posted by DilKen
Great tips! - rac1, Jul 20, 2017
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I missed this thread which is of great help to us all.

updated Jul 20, 2017
posted by ray76
I must have missed this one too. I was just looking for an article yesterday I thought Dani had written. - rac1, Jul 20, 2017