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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:: d& u0 [7 F7 y. A7 h( d
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:) y3 b3 O% l( \, L9 I
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How to spell your last name?
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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 ...
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4 S8 \/ }6 H2 g0 E7 O }. Q: |9 b"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."/ q1 ?) E9 F2 M6 r9 g2 s3 h e0 m
u! W ]& @2 k9 r7 t"Long time no see" is from old English.( R- z. k% {4 H3 @ y+ _% I
- L v2 i. |/ G& o"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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