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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:7 l1 r x* j- @9 h
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:3 S' p1 U& L9 z" \
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How to spell your last name?/ H5 N- b' }2 L- ?7 u) E. ^
8 h; |; F4 K; p0 z" G. I& c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 ...
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3 L- o! p0 T" W" e/ n# H4 }+ W"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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* P7 X" q$ S k4 i( F" r"Long time no see" is from old English.5 R: B0 ` I0 |! r, F
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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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