Questions tagged [reflexives]
Questions about reflexive verbs and pronouns
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How can I rephrase this sentence without "itself"? [closed]
I would like to know an alternative to using "itself" in this sentence, not forgoing the emphasis on today - which was added by including it.
"There is nothing that I have, which needs to be ...
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What is the correct way to say "either with John or myself"?
Which of the following is correct? (This is to confirm the number of people for an event I am hosting with someone else.)
A. Until then, if you all could confirm your attendance [either] with John or ...
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Use of reflexive pronoun in an imperative sentence
I'm writing a letter for an attorney. I need to know which sentence is grammatically correct so he doesn't sound uneducated. Which sentence is more in accord with standard English?
Please have ...
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Part of speech for non reflexive "oneself"
The words myself, yourself, himself and the like usually function as reflexive pronouns. However, they are also used in context that do not fulfill the common definitions of reflexive. Neither the "...
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Is there a name for the "impact instead of affect", "myself instead of me" phenomenon? [duplicate]
I'm sure there is much discussion (and lamentation!) on this site about the increasing use of impact as a verb in the place of affect, along with the use of the reflexive pronoun myself when the plain ...
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"...questions that ended up creating a great learning experience for myself/me" [closed]
In the following sentence, should "for" be followed by "me" or "myself"?
John began asking questions that ended up creating a great learning experience for myself/me.
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You cannot drink it by itself
Is this usage of by itself grammatical? I know it's OK in the following
sentences:
Will the dog be safe left in the car by itself? The door seemed to open
all by itself. The computer shuts off by ...
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Reflexive love: where does "love me some ..." come from?
It seems trendy to use a reflexive-like construction with love or hate plus some, like this:
You know I love me some cheese!
I hate me some cold and the temperature is dropping.
Where did this come ...
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Should I use “me” or “myself” here?
I know that many questions on topics similar to this one have been asked before, but I have read many of them and still not able to solve my problem. You could attribute it to my poor command of ...
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"I myself Naresh" as an introduction
I have heard so many times that before starting presentation people introduce themselves like this:
I myself Naresh and the topic I am going to present is....
Myself Naresh and the topic I am ...
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"if you have any questions, please call myself" and other bizarre new reflexive pronoun usages
This is not a question about when to use reflexive pronouns. I am perfectly clear on that, and I understand that there are questions on the site already about when and when not to use them.
This is a ...
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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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All along, all I was running away from was "me" or "myself"? [closed]
All along, all I was running away from was me.
All along, all I was running away from was myself.
Which is (more) correct?
I understand that if the sentence was simply "I was running away from me/...
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"I have no sources to back me up" versus "back myself up"
In Latin, it is preferable to use the reflexive pronoun when appropriate. Is this also true of English?
For example, I recently wrote this sentence. "I have no sources to back me up." Would it be ...
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Is it ok for me to switch from first person to third person here, or can I do this better in first person?
I’m currently trying to update my résumé from my tired old version to something more up to date. I’m currently having a little trouble with wording here:
I’m a self-directed learner who has taught ...
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Is "myself" an interjection? [duplicate]
I know that "myself" is a reflexive pronoun and can also be used for emphasis. When writing something to the tune of "I myself would love to go hiking." Wouldn't it be proper to use it as an ...
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music can comfort yourself [closed]
My girlfriend and I (both being not native speakers) are arguing little bit about grammar used in this sentence.
"music and painting can comfort yourself and it can reduce your stress"
She wonders ...
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When to use "me" or "myself"?
Which one is correct:
Someone like me...
or
Someone like myself...
Is "like myself" ever correct?
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Reflexive pronoun use when subject is a subset of the prepositional object
If a pronoun is in object position in a sentence, you don't normally use the reflexive form of the pronoun -
Sally bought a ticket for him.
unless the subject and object of the sentence are the same ...
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"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 Suzy look like themselves?
Neither Billy ...
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Word Usage - "Yourself"
Is is correct to use the word yourself as follows in a sentence?
Can you please set up a meeting tomorrow with Tom, Shaun, Rupert and yourself?
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"There is a picture of myself on the wall." Can a reflexive pronoun be used without an antecedent like this?
I need an answer for a question that has been bugging me for a while. So, I understand that reflexive pronouns needs to have a subject to refer to, or to be the reflection of. Then lately I've come ...
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Reflexive pronoun
What reflexive pronoun should I use when referring to a city, itself or herself?
Lisbon is a city that does not show herself/itself.
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Reflexive pronoun (myself) grammar issue
I was writing in MS Word 2003, and it put a green underline under the word myself, as used below.
Don’t trust people, even myself, trust the code.
I ran the spell and grammar check, but it ...
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When to use I Or Myself as the object of the sentence [closed]
Which is correct?
"I made lunch for my wife and I"
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"I made lunch for my wife and myself"
--I hear both of them used.
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Reflexive verbs
This question asks whether some verbs are used only with a reflexive pronouns as their object. The accepted answer lists "absent", "avail", "pride", and "content&...
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"Reflexive only" verbs
English can use a lot of verbs in a reflexive context. Even ones that usually are used intransitively.
I laugh myself silly.
However, it seems like there are very few – perhaps no – verbs that ...
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Is "myself" okay in this sentence (grammar, style, etc.)?
I read some other questions about "me" vs. "myself". If I understood the answers right, "me" is correct or preferable in most cases. So my question is, is it okay to use "myself" in the following? ...
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"I feel myself unhappy" vs "I feel unhappy"
I feel myself unhappy.
The above sentence strikes me as somewhat peculiar.
What is the difference between "I feel myself unhappy" and "I feel unhappy"?
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How should I avoid this reflexive pronoun, or is it okay?
I typed a sentence in Microsoft Word as:
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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Sentences of the form "[A] knew this to be [A]'s weakness"
Consider the following sentence:
She knew this to be her weakness.
I've encountered a few sentences of this form in various sources, but none had both pronouns referring to the same subject. E.g.,...
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Who washes 'whomself'?
When asking a question using a reflexive pronoun which pronoun should be used?
My - and I imagine your - instinct is to use a gender neutral pronoun such as themselves or even more traditionally ...
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Why "themselves" and "himself"
In the earliest grades of elementary schools, students learn that "hisself" and "theirselves" are not words. I do not understand why this is.
If you wanted to refer to 'his' sock, you would say "his ...
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when to use "myself" and "by myself" [duplicate]
I have 2 questions
When to use "myself" and "by myself"
Can I write "my{space}self" instead of "myself"?
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"send ... both me and ..." vs "send ... both myself and ..."
Which is correct/preferable in the context of a third party sending file X via email: "please send X to both me and Ann" or "please send X to both myself and Ann" and why? Google returns hundreds of ...
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You or yourself [closed]
I need some help how to write it?
Keep the child in you! Or "Keep the child in yourself"?
I have checked some samples but I am still not sure.
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Although the rule was made by "him" or "himself" [duplicate]
Although the rule was made by ....., the director rarely enforced it.
Should it be "him" or "himself"?
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"such as yourselves" or "such as you"
Would it be
Without patrons such as yourselves, we could not have this event.
OR
Without patrons such as you, we could not have this event.
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I wonder whether it should be a just pronoun or a reflexive one
Turkey’s Justice and Development (AK) party won national elections by a surprisingly large margin, taking 317 of 550 seats in parliament and giving it back the majority it lost in previous elections ...
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"This includes me" or "This includes myself"? [duplicate]
Which of the following is correct - or are both of these examples grammatical?
This includes me, my friend and my brother.
This includes myself, my friend and my brother.
EDIT NOTE:
Pleas ...
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Who do we keep an air of mystery about?
This is a followup to my post on meta.SE.
The filler text:
Apparently, this user prefers to keep an air of mystery about them.
sounds odd to my ear. I understand that "them" is being used ...
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Is this just a peculiarity of the specific text, or does the disuse of "‑self" to indicate the reflexive here speak to broader trends?
In the 1917 JPS translation of the Hebrew Bible, we have, in Ecclesiastes 2:
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards; I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in ...
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I looked at the mirror and saw: "me" or "myself"? [closed]
Which one is right to use in the following sentence?
I looked at the mirror and saw Me / Myself.
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You vs. Yourself?
If a child points at a necklace his classmate is making, and he wonders if the classmate is making it for herself or for someone else, which of the following is more appropriate?
"Is this for you?"...
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Formation of Reflexive Pronouns [duplicate]
In English possessive adjectives and reflexive pronouns are
I - My - Myself
You - Your - Yourself
He - His - Himself *
She - Her - Herself *
It - Its - Itself *
They (sing.) - Their - Themself *
We - ...
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Missing reflexive when there's a preposition
English does distinguish between a regular pronoun and a self referential one in all persons. However, it seems like the reflexive form isn't always needed.
She told him good bye and shut the door ...
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What is "herself" or "himself" on IMDB, when you click on filmography of an actress or actor
What is "herself" or "himself" on the IMDB website, when you click on filmography of an actress or actor?
Stephen Hawking
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor (TV Movie)
Himself (as Professor ...
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"Themselves" or "Themself" in a singular context? [duplicate]
I have the following sentence:
In order to read the remainder of this book, the reader is advised to familiarize themselves with the concepts contained within this Chapter.
I want to put:
In ...
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"Is himself in?" What does it mean?
Context - A stranger knocks on your door and asks "Is himself in?"
himself, a reflexive pronoun, here seems to be used for a nominative pronoun.
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Uses of Reflexive pronoun [duplicate]
We use reflexive pronoun after some verbs like *avail ourself, acquitted himself, absented themselves * etc and some time we have to avoid from reflexive pronoun after some verbs like break, burst, ...