I like it.  Does it get followed by a digit or number?  Does it mean exactly
one word or zero-or-one words?  Is it an ordered or unordered proximity?

My preference is no following numbers, it means zero-or-one words and it is
ordered.  So "Gone||Wind" gets "Gone With The Wind" and "Gone from Wind".
(Note, spaces weren't necessary in the search term!)

Ralph

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Sanderson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 2:14 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: masking character for words]
>
>
> > Nobody seems stressed out by the suggestion to
> > define a masking character for words.
> > Can someone suggest a character to use?
>
> How about:  |
>
> Rob
>