:Dunks thrown tomato:
Ok then. Once upon a time in a far off land a bunch of missionaries were attending Spanish languge school. Because they were not allowed to have cars they had to get around by bus. They had no idea what the bus fare was so they got out their Spanish/English dictionary.
They looked up the word "How" Ah it was "cómo"
Next they looked up the word "much". It was "mucho"
So "how much" must be "Cómo mucho"
Imagine the surprise of the bus driver when two rather portly Americans got on his bus and said, "Cómo mucho"(I eat a lot)
Not wishing to offend these strange beings, perhaps this was a thing of pride in their country he politly replied "Se nota!" (So I see!)