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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:8 \6 N# D8 X+ Y4 K3 C( Q
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:8 p8 m7 v) S2 r# y" ^- `
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How to spell your last name?
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& ?' X7 o( A7 s- g4 R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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: K& t' {$ r1 j0 U4 x8 T' d"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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0 V! A% `$ O* ?1 X& \"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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