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The issue here is a simple bug. We have two pairs for that specific lesson: - Hello <-> Bonjour - Good morning <-> Bonjour

They are identified by the question's id. And by the id we find the answer, and this is a bug where we show you one of the Bonjours, and only one of the answers is right per id. It's just a bug, that we already have mechanics for, but it's not always perfect. The course is still tested by linguists and native speakers.

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Hey, bugs can happen, no problem.

But sorry, I do not believe your last sentence. German-French should be a popular pair, and you yourself claimed to speak both languages. This happened literally in the first beginner lesson. Everyone with most basic knowledge of the languages would catch that. This wouldn't even be a big deal if you'd communicate openly. This is a problem especially as you take money for the service after the free tier.

Hey there, gotcha, sorry for the bug, it's solved for the English <-> French course, I hadn't tested the German <-> French pair (although I do speak C2 German and B2 French). Thanks for the report, we have many many courses, many people that work on these courses, and recently relaunched entirely. We do believe in the mission, and we do have linguists and native speakers paid to work on these courses.

how many of the 700 courses have been fully tested end to end by an expert human other than yourself?

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