But doesn't it sound strange or change the connotation if you do? On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Martin Kathryn <kmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > You could put the subject EITHER place and it would still be > grammatically correct. (As far as I know =)) > > > > *From:* ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On > Behalf Of *Tess Siemer > > *Sent:* Friday, January 24, 2014 12:11 PM > *To:* ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [ola] Grammar Question! > > > > Hi all, > > So, in my 3/4 class yesterday we were talking about a common speech error > and I couldn't explain the "why" to them other than it sounding correct or > incorrect and I told them I would try to find out... > > Here are our two sentences - we began by talking about the difference in > saying "me cae bien" and "me gusta" when talking about someone: > Javier me cae bien. > > Me gusta Alma. > > They want to know why the person's name comes first in the first example > and second in the second example, grammatically. Any answers out there? > > Thanks! > Tess >