Typically, I’ve just been typing in numbers instead of writing them out because it’s a whole lot easier. This has always worked until today. I came across 二斤. I wrote “2 loaves,” and it let it pass, but with a spell-check error. (you’re answer is a little bit off)
I did a search and found that in the past, the spell checker made typing in the numbers impossible, but I’ve been typing in many of them over the past year, so I assume that’s “fixed.”
Any way you look at it, it seems odd that it would accept it with a spelling error. This has me wondering if numbers will be accepted for other counters or other vocab items going forward?
There were 2 reasons that it was rejected in the first place:
Because WK usually only allows a few characters to be off, resulting in the numbers breaking that rule
Because using kanji is kind of like spelling it out in English anyways. The main normal use, like spelling out in English, is for big numbers and for legal documents.
Thanks. Yes, I read the threads on why numbers were not accepted in the past and I understand whatever reasons were given.
However, that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore as I’ve mostly been typing in numbers and it doesn’t call out a spell check error, it just accepts them. That’s why I said that it looks like it’s been fixed. I gathered that perhaps they have added number aliases for the spelled out numbers, thereby having specific answers that are correct for both the number and the number spelled out (in english).
My guess is that 斤, as a counter, never got number aliases entered for their quiz answers (if that’s really the way it has had to be done). I wonder if this persists through other categories of counters going forward, or it’s case-by-case?
I didn’t necessarily post asking for a fix. I noticed an inconsistency (sometimes numbers work and sometimes they don’t) and I figured it was worth reporting.
Mostly I want to know what I can expect going forward; is this an anomaly, or should I immediately stop trying to input numbers instead of writing them out?
This would be safer. Unless WK suddenly stopped using levenshtein distance to check answers, there’s no reason that inputting numbers should work consistently.
I think it’s specific to compound words or numbers? So like a mix or match between words and numbers type of input doesn’t work. I also know that for 億 they don’t accept 100 million for hundred million.
Have all the numbers you’ve been entering in so far been things like putting in 500 for 五百?
If your answer contains digits then it must be a 100% digit match against one of our accepted answers. Doesn’t matter if it is an all digit answer or a digits compound answer. If the digits do not match then it is an instant fail. If the digits match, then the regular fuzzy matching check happens.
For example:
Your answer: 10 loaves One of our accepted answers:: 10 loaves Result: Pass!
Your answer: 10 loave One of our accepted answers:: 10 loaves Result: Pass!
Your answer: 100 loaves One of our accepted answers:: 10 loaves Result: Fail!
Your answer: 100 One of our accepted answers:: 100 Result: Pass!
Your answer: 100000 One of our accepted answers:: 10000 Result: Fail!
Ok. Then “2 loaves” is apparently slightly broken.
It “passed,” but only with a “you’re answer is a little bit off” error.
Not a big deal really, but some kind of a bug I guess. Before you ask, I’m sure I spelled “loaves” correctly. I stopped and studied it when it happened.
