# Query connected and seperated words (ie: everybody - every body)

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**Created:** [August 18, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-connected-and-seperated-words-ie-everybody-every-body/245403 "2020-08-18T11:18:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-connected-and-seperated-words-ie-everybody-every-body/245403/6 "2020-08-19T11:32:04Z")

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I've used "spaceless shingles" before now to avoid the need for synonym lists.

I can think of many word-pairs like "skin care" that, when collapsed into one word, mean the same thing but I struggle to think of examples where two words joined together (likethis) change their meaning as a result. This means you can generally index your shingles without a space and overcome your problem.

Note however that spaceless shingles are not without [issues](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/42753).

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