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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:9 ~( t; U1 N! v9 D B
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:" C( T5 v/ K' l
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How to spell your last name?
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$ F5 a# s0 y. q- Q/ _! J6 b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 ... % A. ]! ^% L* s+ u* N( \* o
9 ]5 @# w( s* H i* @"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.
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& V! I* j' V, z% g"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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