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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
! V8 {; i/ t$ ]" J+ J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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& E9 i+ ?3 j2 p2 @. ]& ]5 NHow to spell your last name?
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9 L0 c2 e& L+ V( k: A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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2 ~/ c. w6 b$ R j/ g* {9 |% 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."0 |7 k" H8 X6 B l: B; ]. K6 u% o7 T
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"Long time no see" is from old English.* y8 g' u0 M& q8 ]' \
2 z- g9 v# F1 _"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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