Im sorry in advance. But... I hear/see this so often. Sets my teeth on edge. Sometimes folks trying to sound official or legal etc. But myself never did anything. I did. Nobody sent Jim and myself anywhere. They sent Jim and me. Jim and myself arent stopping to make a motorist assist - Jim and I are. INAPPROPRIATE USE OF THE REFLEXIVE FORM WHERE A SIMPLE PRONOUN IS CALLED FOR When someone uses a self pronoun where a simple pronoun is called for, it is almost always because he mistakenly thinks the reflexive form sounds more elegant. It doesnt. Memorize this (self-evident!) principle: Incorrect usage is never more elegant than correct usage. Incorrect --The boss invited my wife and myself to have dinner with him next Friday. Correct --The boss invited my wife and me to have dinner with him next Friday. (The pronoun me is the object of the verb invited, but since the subject is the boss, not I, the object of the verb is not the same as the subject of the verb, and therefore the reflexive pronoun is not needed.) Incorrect Im fine--and yourself? Correct Im fine--and you? (Elliptical phrasing of --and how are you?) Incorrect --John and myself can carry most of the equipment. Correct --John and I can carry most of the equipment. Incorrect --This is a matter that concerns only you and himself. --This is a matter that concerns only you and myself. --This is a matter that concerns only him and yourself. Correct --This is a matter that concerns only you and him. --This is a matter that concerns only you and me. --This is a matter that concerns only him and you.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:31:33 +0000
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