It's me not you --- This made me think about a frequent conversation in Mexico that it is usually related to good manners, but may also be considered into this context. In Spanish, in formal environments, you are always adviced to say "Did I make myself clear?" (ie. "¿me explico?") insted of "Did you understand me?" (ie. "¿me entiendes?"). I find really interesting how these two ways of posing the question change completely the "responsibility" of succesfully conveying a message from the speaker to the audience.

Source author: Desirée Colomé Menéndez dcolome@sre.gob.mx