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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:" g$ ?. C) l: i$ p- h4 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:
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4 D: n; x0 d; n j% _0 B: s2 L4 g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 ... 0 K% Y; I$ H, h9 f
3 L& a' `: E2 i6 k& q$ H"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."" ]; b( L4 i: ?1 ~9 b1 M
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"Long time no see" is from old English.
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. U7 t! q* ]$ B" c+ q"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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