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How should I avoid this reflexive pronoun, or is it okay?
I typed a sentence in Microsoft Word as:
o Each mobile operating system implements encryption in their own way.
It was part of a list of bullet points. I got dinged for their own being ...
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3answers
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“I draw myself” vs. “I draw me”
"How can I draw myself using a mirror?" — I came across this question and couldn't help but wonder if it should be "draw me". Draw here is to mean "make a picture".
What do you think?
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1answer
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“I”, “me” and “myself” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“My friends and I” vs. “My friends and me” vs. “Me and my friends”
Can “myself” stand for both “me” and “I” in “my mother and I/me”?
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2answers
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'Him or herself' v. 'himself or herself'?
I was reading this article on the New York Times. This sentence caused me some confusion:
But what I’m teaching are topics such as 5th-century Indian theories of
logical inference, or the ...
3
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2answers
180 views
Wrong usage of “myself ”, or just putting emphasis on “me”?
I was writing the following sentence, and I realized it somehow sounds odd:
I am constantly trying to remind myself to think carefully before speaking, but those moments I forget to do so end up ...
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1answer
203 views
“Neither Billy nor Suzy look” vs. “neither Billy nor Suzy looks” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Neither is” or “neither are”
Say you take a photo of Billy and Suzy, but they both end up looking funny. Would you say
Neither Billy nor ...
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2answers
405 views
“A sensible person like you” vs. “a sensible person like yourself”
What is the difference between you and yourself in the following context?
My dear Professor, surely a sensible person like yourself can call him by his name.
My dear Professor, surely a ...
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2answers
2k views
“I am I”, “I am myself”, or “I am me”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When is it correct to use “yourself” and “myself” (versus “you” and “me”)?
According to Google Ngram, "I am myself" is more common that "I am I", but which is correct?
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3answers
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“Ann's friends and herself” — is this correct?
Is the sentence:
Ann's friends and herself were really nice to us.
grammatically correct?
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5answers
2k views
You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When is it correct to use “yourself” and “myself” (versus “you” and “me”)?
In a conversation, how is is correct to say:
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2answers
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“Myself” vs. “by myself”
I get confused with the following. Any explanation would be greatly appreciated.
I can't do it myself.
I can't do it by myself.
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4answers
1k views
Gender neutral reflexive pronoun — equivalent to “himself” and “herself”
How would you refer to a gender neutral subject with a reflexive pronoun?
It is unbelievable how a perpetrator will cast oneself in the role of victim.
That does not seem right. Is there a ...
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0answers
277 views
Why himself and themselves, not hisself and theirselves? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why “themselves” and “himself”
I = myself you = yourself he = himself she = herself it = itself we = ourselves you = yourselves they = ...
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4answers
9k views
When to use “me” or “myself”?
Which one is correct:
Someone like me...
or
Someone like myself...
Is "like myself" ever correct?
