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11.8.4. Full-Text Stopwords

The following table shows the default list of full-text stopwords.

a's able about above according
accordingly across actually after afterwards
again against ain't all allow
allows almost alone along already
also although always am among
amongst an and another any
anybody anyhow anyone anything anyway
anyways anywhere apart appear appreciate
appropriate are aren't around as
aside ask asking associated at
available away awfully be became
because become becomes becoming been
before beforehand behind being believe
below beside besides best better
between beyond both brief but
by c'mon c's came can
can't cannot cant cause causes
certain certainly changes clearly co
com come comes concerning consequently
consider considering contain containing contains
corresponding could couldn't course currently
definitely described despite did didn't
different do does doesn't doing
don't done down downwards during
each edu eg eight either
else elsewhere enough entirely especially
et etc even ever every
everybody everyone everything everywhere ex
exactly example except far few
fifth first five followed following
follows for former formerly forth
four from further furthermore get
gets getting given gives go
goes going gone got gotten
greetings had hadn't happens hardly
has hasn't have haven't having
he he's hello help hence
her here here's hereafter hereby
herein hereupon hers herself hi
him himself his hither hopefully
how howbeit however i'd i'll
i'm i've ie if ignored
immediate in inasmuch inc indeed
indicate indicated indicates inner insofar
instead into inward is isn't
it it'd it'll it's its
itself just keep keeps kept
know knows known last lately
later latter latterly least less
lest let let's like liked
likely little look looking looks
ltd mainly many may maybe
me mean meanwhile merely might
more moreover most mostly much
must my myself name namely
nd near nearly necessary need
needs neither never nevertheless new
next nine no nobody non
none noone nor normally not
nothing novel now nowhere obviously
of off often oh ok
okay old on once one
ones only onto or other
others otherwise ought our ours
ourselves out outside over overall
own particular particularly per perhaps
placed please plus possible presumably
probably provides que quite qv
rather rd re really reasonably
regarding regardless regards relatively respectively
right said same saw say
saying says second secondly see
seeing seem seemed seeming seems
seen self selves sensible sent
serious seriously seven several shall
she should shouldn't since six
so some somebody somehow someone
something sometime sometimes somewhat somewhere
soon sorry specified specify specifying
still sub such sup sure
t's take taken tell tends
th than thank thanks thanx
that that's thats the their
theirs them themselves then thence
there there's thereafter thereby therefore
therein theres thereupon these they
they'd they'll they're they've think
third this thorough thoroughly those
though three through throughout thru
thus to together too took
toward towards tried tries truly
try trying twice two un
under unfortunately unless unlikely until
unto up upon us use
used useful uses using usually
value various very via viz
vs want wants was wasn't
way we we'd we'll we're
we've welcome well went were
weren't what what's whatever when
whence whenever where where's whereafter
whereas whereby wherein whereupon wherever
whether which while whither who
who's whoever whole whom whose
why will willing wish with
within without won't wonder would
would wouldn't yes yet you
you'd you'll you're you've your
yours yourself yourselves zero  

User Comments

Posted by Sheeri Cabral on October 10 2006 7:45pm[Delete] [Edit]

You can find some stopwords for other languages at http://www.ranks.nl/stopwords/ -- some folks have asked about them. Note that these lists aren't endorsed, but should be a good start.

Posted by Justin Finkelstein on February 19 2007 3:44pm[Delete] [Edit]

For reference, there is a CSV version of the current stopword list on the MySQL dev site here:

http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/full-text-revealed.html

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