As far as the placement of Javier is concerned...it doesn't matter. I just thought of a progression using these concepts! 1. ¿Quién te cae bien? 2. ¿Quién te gusta? 3. ¿Cuál es la diferencia en significado entre "me cae bien" y "me gusta"? ¿Por qué es importante saber cuando se usa uno ú otro? Ricardo El viernes, 24 de enero de 2014, Blount, Jessica <jblount@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > It may be that if you were to say "me cae bien Javier" it would sound > like you're talking TO Javier about something that you like instead of > saying that Javier IS someone you like. > > I'm just guessing on this one. > > > > > Jessica Blount > Tigard High School > (503) 431 5458 > > ------------------------------ > *From:* ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx');> [ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', 'ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx');>] > on behalf of Tess Siemer [tess.siemer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', 'tess.siemer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx');>] > *Sent:* Friday, January 24, 2014 12:11 PM > *To:* ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '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 >