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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Linguistics Studies
between ourselves
What do you think of the "confidentiality" usage of the reflexive pronoun?
'Between ourselves, I hear she is going to get fired.'
Isn't there supposed to be an overt antecedent when a reflexive appears?
'Between ourselves, I hear she is going to get fired.'
Isn't there supposed to be an overt antecedent when a reflexive appears?
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I would say 'Between you and me', but maybe a native speaker would accept something else as well.
- I would say 'Between you and me', but maybe a native speaker would accept something else as well.
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I would say 'Between you and me', but maybe a native speaker would accept something else as well.
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