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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
, x# x. t% `9 z6 m2 r5 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:2 x9 r. p1 y! {( l4 ?( X
4 ]$ h5 @* {+ Z% j2 w. gHow to spell your last name?1 q+ T4 A O- ?: Y
- e* U( q9 l6 H! J1 u5 g. |* s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 b1 t! t9 L0 U$ t
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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."
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( Z( A) X1 e; M$ u0 U. |! q"Long time no see" is from old English.
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"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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