Why does google do this but not that?

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  1. alexb123

    alexb123 The Amish web page is fast! Valued Senior Member

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    The email below

    craig.robert@chicago-west.va.gov

    If I search for '@chicago-west.va.gov' I get back results verbatim

    However if I search for:

    craig.robert@

    I then get back results for 'craig robert'

    So this way around it leaves out the punctuation

    Why is this and is there a way around it?
     
    alexb123, Jul 21, 2008
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    river-wind Valued Senior Member

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    because the second half is a recognizable URL (and is inside of quotes), while the first half is not (no quotes, either).

    To keep the first half intact, put quotes around the search string:
    "first.last@"
     
    river-wind, Jul 21, 2008
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