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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:4 h* r9 u/ P' w0 T) T5 I L
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:- |) b: J9 M- I
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5 ]4 S) }& F a* m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 ... ' G; m5 j3 \& f" U
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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."9 t7 Z; m! B! x( `0 Q% i
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"Long time no see" is from old English.2 A) D4 F! n( h; i0 M/ ~! C. p
7 D. `* V7 J7 ^" f6 C! F"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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