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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
" P# M" t1 I+ W f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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3 V$ i; {2 n. O4 vHow to spell your last name?
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- i7 V5 V- s- B' ?9 M" n' r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 ... 5 R' U2 R7 Z5 Z8 Q: d
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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."
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4 E9 c: e/ n) D$ p& P"Long time no see" is from old English.- y; `9 A. |- w! d+ P1 q2 c, Z" 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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