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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
1 \) f- p( W# n# y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:0 ]/ @4 E( ?( m. D/ c& ]8 h, F- }
. P- U+ I- ]/ q* a8 M0 mHow to spell your last name?5 t# \; @0 K. V j6 {
5 l) G; \" k2 A- A5 f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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1 L* J9 x# P1 k, E8 M- @"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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; j5 s$ T& K# z2 o, f. B$ ]"Long time no see" is from old English.5 _% Z" y5 P4 t% X0 j
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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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