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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
! \* N& X4 M1 W6 ^ m/ v! N- U w3 j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 o7 E, H' [4 B( U X
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How to spell your last name?
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3 a# f. r0 o4 L1 y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 ... 2 _+ |+ `! q1 B/ p% y0 M% B+ B
0 b; o9 ]3 n8 K' j* B5 e: N" ]"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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! b' ~$ ], W1 d5 z"Long time no see" is from old English./ f _. e- M1 H8 p( b1 a
M2 y7 Z) \( W6 `) H3 m- L"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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