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 An apostrophe is identical to a single quote, therefore Mu'ammar can be found searching for exactly that (and not otherwise). A word with apostrophe s is an exception in that it can be found also searching for the word without the apostrophe and the s.
-====Namespaces searched by default====
-The search only applies to the namespaces selected in the user's [[special:preferences|preferences]]. To search the other namespaces check or uncheck the tickboxes in "Search in namespaces" box found at the bottom of a search results page. Depending on the browser, a box may still be checked from a previous search, but without being effective any longer! To make sure, uncheck and recheck it.
-Searching the image namespace means searching the image descriptions, i.e. the first parts of the image description pages.
 ====Delay in updating the search index====
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 ==External search engines==
-External search engines such as Google will provide search capability of BelieveTheSign within a few weeks.
+External search engines such as Google will provide search capability of BelieveTheSign within a few weeks of the public release of the site.