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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:( D+ O2 L; B- N9 I
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:) E" D% h: S' g1 \
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How to spell your last name?9 [ p8 m6 A+ I' o) e6 j) s! U
, o# i. S/ O/ x; Y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 ... ( S5 L+ r0 r$ v* D. x) b; ~
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"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."7 v, U% N8 C; k# _. {* f; L; P" d
& O J$ i( F v8 f" K1 V"Long time no see" is from old English.& \, N5 w; | R, W& O
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"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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