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No one has mentioned special 2, 两! It’s only for counting certain things.
I mean... in English we also use different words, such as "pair" and "dozen", for some specific numbers.
that's because the english language numbers are based off of base 12, not base 10
Two guys carrying a table?
What about accounting numbers? They'll make anyone cry
only if you have to do them by hand or hunt pennies. other than that they're simple/