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Grouch of the Day - Reflexive pronouns
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14/01/2009 12:24:35
 
 
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>>>
>>>Interesting. I learned it somewhat differently. I learned that myself should only be used if the subject is 'you.' As in:
>>>
>>Correct. The rule of thumb should be that reflexives are used when the subject and object are the same
>>
>>"I xxx myself"
>>"He xxx himselft"
>>"We xxx ourselves"
>>"You xxx yourself"
>>"They xxx themselves"
>
>That should be "He xxxes himself" :-)

Maybe you couldn't tell from the context, but I was using xxx in the past tense where, as you know, it has an irregular conjugation using the infinitive as the past tense.
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