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		teleforce 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why English doesn't use accents >The tones are difficult for anyone who isn't a native speaker of a tonal language That's the the majority of the world's population.

dmurray 9 months ago [–]

Sure, but it's a tiny minority of Chinese learners.

"Hard in an unnecessary way" implies that it's objectively difficult and complex, not just different from what certain outsiders are used to.

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