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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
@: h- ? @( M( K& F- 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:
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How 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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T) A ^4 Z% r5 v"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."* w/ g/ d. g0 K7 l5 ?# T% G
& @" r* O/ {4 \$ R7 h& F"Long time no see" is from old English.) [* C$ G3 _9 p7 \" p) X S; H
% Z9 y1 t; J2 Y9 S, U) I"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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