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Is that me or you can't make a "OR" request to the twitter API? :(

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Twitter's search operators are confusing and annoying to use.

If you want to use 'OR', make sure to enclose the search terms in quotes (for phrases).

Correct:
"John is cheese" OR burger

Incorrect:
John is cheese OR burger

^^^this is interpreted as...
John AND is AND cheese OR burger

John Himmelman
This syntax seems very sensible to me.
Michael Petrotta
thanks it works! =)
It makes sense logically, but you need to know that queries need to be technically correct, twitter's search isn't as forgiving or flexible as google's.
John Himmelman