Re: Comer manzanas (was: Italian Particles)

>Needless to say, thanks to this, the English verb "to like" is one
>of the most difficult things to teach to a native Spanish speaker.

And vice versa! Somehow "I like" = "it pleases me" is very
counter-intuitive.
BTW with reference to Muke's "tu me gustas" etc.... granted I'm not current
on all varieties of spoken Spanish, but I've never seen or heard gustar in
any but 3rd person..... i.e. in the sense of liking a person:  ¿te gusta de
mí?, me gusta de Pablo etc.