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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
; D7 M& S5 z% R& `; I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:' D* s( ?- |7 ^! ^7 m
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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 ... - [! Y- G+ h: v; E# L3 i8 Z
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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." {7 ^. r' C$ Z* R, v! ^5 z- [. h4 Z
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"Long time no see" is from old English./ @* v' F! |! D9 c+ f% [! r
& z7 y! I( T# L: P"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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