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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:/ E& S4 v: k3 r. V* u8 G: K7 N% r
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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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 ... / k7 u9 L- V7 R9 M, S0 S5 a
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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."" x9 K' W1 R0 n: ?' a' V+ Z
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"Long time no see" is from old English.
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$ z0 C1 F1 n: k9 j' \: K"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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