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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
0 s/ N3 R+ ]0 j% ? C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:. \; A- N2 l9 l8 j- ^, l
& x6 A0 p* u; r6 THow 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 ... - `3 t0 i1 ]6 o% N
8 ` ~8 Q+ C+ j( @7 Y"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."5 o' x% X2 N, C9 v
& g) }& @! S/ P* `; a"Long time no see" is from old English., a0 D4 p- X% J, y# V
! N( Y% @3 H# E" M"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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