Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl@zirk.us

12/19/2025, 6:47:58 PM

Public

Getting together with family is a GREAT time to talk about familects — the words and phrases you use just with your family that nobody else would understand.

Ask your elders! Why does our family say "we're on Edgar" when the gas tank is low? Why do we say something is "blondie hot" when it's extra hot?

I share these stories on each Grammar Girl podcast and people love them.

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