I can't recomend enough DuckDuckgo noai
this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2025
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Your link has a typo: https/://noai.duckduckgo.com
But thank you very much! I didn't know this existed and have added it to my browser as a default (for others, just right click on the search box on the noai page and add as search engine, then go into your settings to make it the default)
Something is weird with your link or my browser picking it up.
I have been trying duck duck go, but I sometimes need to bounce back to Google for some things.
Something is weird with your link or my browser picking it up.
I have been trying duck duck go, but I sometimes need to bounce back to Google for some things.
You can also turn off ai on the regular ddg page
Wow, with LLMs you can really learn something new everyday.
Something false, but new.
My (native) English teacher once told me "regarding" was French and therefore not allowed in my essay. I was learning the language and probably around B1 or B2 at that time, and for a while I was so confused because I had obviously picked it up somewhere??
Turns out she was just wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influence_of_French_on_English
Depending on your source, English is 30-60% French based on a couple of dialects. It would be incredibly difficult to write English without it.
I had a similar-ish experience in English class. Neither my teacher nor I are native English speakers but it drove me crazy that she didn’t know “due to” existed. It’s such a weird experience when you’re sure of something but your teacher’s all like “nuh uh uhh”
For sure. I was muzzy from waking up and wasn't sure if it was 'in force', en-force, or en force. Pretty sure it is French en force which probably translates directly to in force, but I can't seem to coerce Google search to acknowledge that the phrase exists outside of a band name. If I put it on quotes, the auto summary seems to pick up on it, but still no results. In fact, search seems to be ignoring the quotes completely.
Google search has been ignoring quotes and verbatim for several years. It also seems to try to interpret what you typed, then search for that interpretation. If you want something that's slightly obscure, but similar sounding to something popular, you have no chance of ever finding it with Google. I've had to switch search engines to start finding things again.
15+ years ago I used to be able to find anything I wanted using Google search with 3 or fewer words. I miss those days.
Ask us how they screwed up the AND operator.
The AND operator sucked anyway.
Nay nay - the and (+) operator worked perfectly for searching for [search term] and only showing results that included [AND other search term].
If it didn't have the other search term it wouldn't appear. Brilliant.
Until . . .
*scary music*
sorry perhaps I misunderstood… I’m thinking of older systems which actually used the AND keyword, as opposed to Google which used + to mean “this word must appear in the search results”.
Back in the day, you could also type 'AND' and Google would interpret it the same as it later did the plus symbol.
Indeed… AND it sucked!
You were Muzzy?
Are you maybe thinking of "en masse" instead? I've seen "in force" in English but I can't find the phrase "en force" in any English dictionary, and the wiktionary page only lists it under French.
Maybe I was, but I feel like I have seen it before.
I'd recommend Wiktionary.
I've a Kagi bang set up specifically for Wiktionary.
CTRL+W opens a new Wiktionary tab on my laptop
lol close tab
?
My shortcut is Alt+F4
I love Wiktionary, but get lazy and will just plop a word into search.
AI makes mistakes en masse.
Hah, you win.
This is what I get, no punctuation.
I wonder if we get different answers due to our history, location, and whatever seed is being used.
Nobody ever accused artificial "intelligence" as smart.
Yeah i was looking up who played "ned kelly" in ghosts au series and it kept telliing me about the actress who played eileen.
Still better than what happens if you punch in "who played ned kelly ghosts au"