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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:) f) }% ~, s, C% h( l7 k1 i* S
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:9 ~7 c+ N5 _5 g
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# h% M' l+ g4 g( E: q$ J2 s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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"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.") {% B9 K8 ^ Z* z, Y; p- F
- y8 E; d; m2 \"Long time no see" is from old English.
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- ?/ B/ o' S2 y- F) U"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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