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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:- B/ m: Y3 q) Q' H5 r% q* n
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:1 g# X/ `( k' [/ h3 ]- R- ]
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How to spell your last name?+ {# R+ \6 J; c! @/ c: v
7 _5 W% |0 L' p$ ~7 U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 ... 0 U' E9 m" w7 j8 o
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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."8 l0 { x- k5 A0 N0 {. S
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"Long time no see" is from old English.7 B2 ^" D6 h/ g+ w
$ \# J* w, g5 w, W2 T"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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