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Tidyselect operations `!` and `-` are subtly different (#1598) 

* Tidyselect operations `!` and `-` are subtly different

* Update data-transform.qmd

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@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ In this situation, the first challenge is often just focusing on the variables y
select(!year:day)
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You can also use `-` instead of `!` (and you're likely to see that in the wild); we recommend `!` because it reads as "not", and combines well with `&` and `|`.
Historically this operation was done with `-` instead of `!`, so you're likely to see that in the wild. These two operators serve the same purpose but with subtle differences in behavior. We recommend using `!` because it reads as "not" and combines well with `&` and `|`.
- Select all columns that are characters: