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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:! K7 l6 Z$ n6 s: k& K) ]: C1 U3 Z! s
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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How to spell your last name?0 E: r( z0 h. \; k5 Q* d% Z
9 a. o: f" v( k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 ... 4 ] R* k/ ]4 \7 p
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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."( u0 I& S0 z( h
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"Long time no see" is from old English.
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, a! ?3 O7 W$ e 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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