savoir-connaître (was: Re: can -may)
| From: | Mark Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, December 28, 2004, 16:52 |
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On Tue, Dec 28, 2004 at 04:29:10PM +0000, Chris Bates wrote:
> but saying you like someone generally requires an indirect expression since saying something
> along the lines of "Maria me gusta" (lit. Maria pleases me) gives
> completely the wrong impression.
I don't think it does, to a Spanish speaker. I distinctly recall a
Sesame Street episode in which a Hispanic cast member taught Elmo to
sing "«Tu me gusta» means 'I like you'". Seems like they wouldn't
have done that on a children's show if it was open to
double-entendrish misinterpretation (at least, other than willfully by
e.g. 13-year-old boys...)
-Marcos
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