Search Function Uses OR instead of AND

[imron]

It would seem that the default search function on the website searches for ANY word in the query rather than ALL words in the query. For example, if I search for "memorizing radicals", then the results are basically useless as you get a whole bunch of posts that mention "memorizing" but not "radicals" and another bunch of posts that mention "radicals" but not memorizing. i.e. it searches for memorizing OR radicals, rather than memorizing AND radicals. I'm sure it didn't use to work like this.

[skylee]

I just wonder about "didn't use to". Not sure I've learnt this pattern (the negative) before.

The search function here is very unreliable IMHO.

[imron]

I just wonder about "didn't use to".

It's the negative of "used to". The BBC at least agrees that it's not just me making up random English

[roddy]

This should be fixed once my computer finishes rebuilding the search indexes. Although I should have started it when I was already at home, looks like I could be sitting here some time

[889]

I don't want to start another thread, so I'll throw in my complaint here that the search function doesn't let you search for an individual Chinese character, reporting that it's too short for a search. (Yes, searching on Google's a work-around, but not always a convenient one.)