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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:3 k8 C+ n1 J6 ?3 U/ J
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:$ T2 E2 V* Q1 Z4 a" R
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, R1 z4 J0 h6 _1 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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- ]. A8 x' S& p& L"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.". _& |0 r$ h+ _+ h' V0 E8 S/ M
5 a2 N5 K6 M* v9 t, G/ S# e! K"Long time no see" is from old English.
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# C4 |, P# i/ 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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