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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:8 V7 z1 r3 Q' m! _0 D
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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7 S2 l$ a0 [! z9 e; LHow to spell your last name?
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5 c2 w/ l5 _3 o2 r' J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 ... 6 v& a& @5 W% M9 U8 Y N% Z
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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."1 A& ^5 m# G0 |
) H1 a. ~/ ~( ^0 B# M2 S: P! x"Long time no see" is from old English.
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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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