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Readme
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This module implements the Porter-Stemmer algorithm to improve English-language
searching with the Drupal built-in search.module.

It reduces each word in the index to its basic root or stem (e.g. 'blogging' to
'blog') so that variations on a word ('blogs', 'blogger', 'blogging', 'blog')
are considered equivalent when searching. This generally results in more
relevant results.

Note that the Porter Stemmer algorithm is specific to American English, so some 
British spellings will not be stemmed correctly.

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  1. Readme

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  4. This module implements the Porter-Stemmer algorithm to improve English-language

  5. searching with the Drupal built-in search.module.

  6. 

  7. It reduces each word in the index to its basic root or stem (e.g. 'blogging' to

  8. 'blog') so that variations on a word ('blogs', 'blogger', 'blogging', 'blog')

  9. are considered equivalent when searching. This generally results in more

  10. relevant results.

  11. 

  12. Note that the Porter Stemmer algorithm is specific to American English, so some 

  13. British spellings will not be stemmed correctly.