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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
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How to spell your last name?
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U" u. ^4 R* x! n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 ... " [% v# V! j( ?5 o
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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."; t6 a% N* F* I/ ~
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"Long time no see" is from old English.) ?2 m# `& S* O- Q" X b+ b
* E* s G/ C3 C"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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