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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:' ]7 P' f+ n6 L
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:$ ]6 W7 K8 \5 J: _& ? B2 f. ~, l
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# S, X" j! x' _( V7 J2 ^& R$ d; R+ j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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% b! a) k. t6 `& g"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.
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! @4 g% T; n+ u- E8 S% M V7 F. P"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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