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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
5 W% I& b3 ?% n3 J( o9 q: A中国同学遇见老外,想知道人家的姓是怎么拼的,经常脱口而出:
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% ?/ R' k" {9 ]0 E& l8 gHow to spell your last name?
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0 K1 c. |( k( \; m其实这种错误不光是中国同学特有的。亚非拉的同学很多都这么说。从语法的角度说,how to spell your last name ... + L* l% s# {) v+ `! F0 p
5 Q; J1 j$ @9 a"how to..." is a phrase. Therefore it can't be used as a sentence like " How do you...; Since it is a phrase, it can be used as TITLE--you can use a word, a phrase or a sentence as a title. Same reason "how to..." can also be used as part of a sentence: " I am not sure how to spell your first name."
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"Long time no see" is from old English.0 [: n5 z5 b% w$ a
2 V! z9 \: d/ T0 b, j5 x8 f& l7 w"No problem" is short form for " I have no problem..." "There is no problem ..." so when used in answering something, it is simply expressed as "No problem". |
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