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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
, J$ C7 R, Q ?) x6 }4 g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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) Q+ V$ C% N' J+ P$ F5 B3 \How to spell your last name?( q5 g. F! l4 A; f, e, R
2 {; U k+ X" q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."2 k+ m+ e8 {( a/ s0 R
5 F4 f8 u) {% T2 y9 A"Long time no see" is from old English." s; U$ B1 D4 ~" f, c% ?/ [2 d
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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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