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Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (1992)
The first question any thoughtful person might ask when reading the title of this essay is, "Hard for whom?" A reasonable question. After all, Chinese people seem to learn it just fine. When little Chinese kids go through the "terrible twos", it's Chinese they use to drive their parents crazy, and in a few years the…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Apr 21, 2014 | Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (1992) by SoftwarePatent | 270 | 294 |
| May 21, 2010 | Why Chinese Is So Damned Hard by barry-cotter | 97 | 103 |
| Dec 13, 2018 | Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (1992) by monsieurpng | 55 | 49 |
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