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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:
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>>>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 xxx
es 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.
The only ones I can think of, right now, are could, should and must, and none of these reflects. I thought XXX, while irregular, was XOX in the past tense, and still had a regular present 1st p sing.
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