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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:6 U% g1 i* D3 v2 h+ y/ N! V
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 l2 u! _1 V# E4 [1 k- ^
% X( B* a. W7 uHow 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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- j' D, q+ Y1 @- {"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." `, H9 ?5 b6 s% l6 L; A1 Q3 O
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"Long time no see" is from old English.) Q3 `* F; N, u' D# p
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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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