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 * You may select which dictionaries to search using the checkboxes. By default, all seven dictionaries are included, as well as "DFT_lk", which are examples for DFT entries.
-* Input search terms to define your search. Typical inputs include English terms, M-style syllables (original without tone sandhi), and the number of syllables. Feel free to try any other terms that would help narrow down your search.
+* Input search terms to define your search. Typical inputs include English terms, MLT-style syllables (citation tone, before tone sandhi), and number of syllables. Feel free to try any other terms that would help narrow down your search.
-* In some cases, it is better to specify a column for a term, especially if it could match in multiple columns. To specify the column to search against, follow the column-name by a ":" character, then the term.
+* In some cases, it is better to specify a column for a term, especially if it could match in multiple columns. To specify the column to search against, follow the column-name by a ":" character, then the term. For example:
-** For example, if you want only monosyllable results, use <code>ns:1</code>. Likewise, if you know your result should be three syllables, use <code>ns:3</code>
+** Suppose you want to search for "apples". You can search for {{TE|apples}}, but don't get many results. Instead, search for {{TE|apple*}}, to get results with "apple", "apples".
-** Suppose your search term is "too", which is a valid English word but is also a valid MLT syllable. If you want to match only the English column, type <code>en:too</code>. If you want to match only M-style syllables, type <code>u:too</code> ("u" stands for "unjoined").
+** Suppose your search term is "too", which is a valid English word but is also a valid MLT syllable. If you meant the English word, type <code>en:too</code>. If you meant the MLT syllable, type <code>u:too</code> ("u" stands for "unjoined").
+** Suppose you want results that contain the very common MLT syllable "lie", which is also a valid word in English. Again, specify the "u" column: <code>u:lie</code>. However, the number of results is still large. If you want only four-syllable results, add <code>ns:4</code>. The entire search input is then {{TE|u:lie ns:4}}
 ** See [[#Technical notes]] for more details.