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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:' g: m2 N A3 w
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:
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How to spell your last name?# z4 Q2 t* A$ U3 I8 {$ `' x5 r
* `( v$ N6 w4 B6 {* O! g- ~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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" j4 W. ], L& S; \0 p"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."9 v0 h' d/ o( Y0 m. m4 {8 q
* I3 C1 B: Z2 @: u* y" ~* t"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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