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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:' W( U# l8 }5 }7 v& P" e! Q) i: M8 M
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:/ Z2 o: c; w/ N3 l
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How to spell your last name?
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. C) @: j3 w) t! G3 b# r2 M- S- _4 L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 ... 9 p1 E7 U- ^; S, s
$ F' |/ t# ]; `; V6 r# e9 X. s"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."0 |9 ]" b" @, A+ T
* b! D3 F3 y7 p9 m" W' H5 g" I"Long time no see" is from old English.' P Q: l# w: z2 y
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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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