>>>>>
>>>>>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.
>
>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.
Probably one of those spelling differences between English and American.
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