Geriatric Aid: phraseup

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Geriatric Aid: phraseup

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PhraseUp

"phraseup* assists you with writing by finding and filling-in the words you can't remember"
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What the *?
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HansV wrote:What the *?
try:-
What the ph*?
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Er,
"to * or not to * , that is the *"

results in
Unfortunately, we couldn't find any completions for your sentence, and have submitted it for our review. We are constantly working on improving phraseup* and we will do our best to make sure you get meaningful results for your future sentences. If you wish to be updated with our progress on this sentence, write your email below and we will contact you.
same with
"friends, * , countrymen lend me your *"

Wonder if they are just trolling for e-mail addresses? :innocent: :cheers:

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Bowlie wrote:Er,
"to * or not to * , that is the *"

results in
Unfortunately, we couldn't find any completions for your sentence, and have submitted it for our review. We are constantly working on improving phraseup* and we will do our best to make sure you get meaningful results for your future sentences. If you wish to be updated with our progress on this sentence, write your email below and we will contact you.
same with
"friends, * , countrymen lend me your *"

Wonder if they are just trolling for e-mail addresses? :innocent: :cheers:
Maybe you can only use one asterisk at a time?
I tried "lend me your *" and it came back with a list with EARS at the top. :scratch:
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viking33 wrote:Maybe you can only use one asterisk at a time?
Nope.
That doesn't work either:- :evilgrin:
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I believe Google got their first. That is, you can use an asterisk within a search term.
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