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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
' v7 Q8 z4 X) A# V6 }& K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:" ~2 @2 l7 C" U+ K
6 b b/ M% |6 qHow to spell your last name?
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! c) [2 n( p. J% r! B0 Z& f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 h) y( m/ G6 X/ `
6 t- I* e) v8 I% e% ^1 `* R1 {"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."
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"Long time no see" is from old English. `3 p0 A& i; o2 o) Y$ z! h
7 @3 n, h/ r) r"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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