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Pamela81 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

By myself or By my own?

Hello!

couuld you explain the difference brtween "by myself" "by my own" does it mean the same?

"i did it by myself"

"i did it by my own"

thanks

Pamela
  

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Hi, could you explain the difference brtween "by myself" "by my own" does it mean the same? The phrase is ' on my own'. "i did it by myself" "i did it on my own" There's no real difference.

— Clive

  • Hi, could you explain the difference brtween "by myself" "by my own" does it mean the same?
  • The phrase is ' on my own'.
  • "i did it by myself" "i did it on my own" There's no real difference.
  • Capital letters are not optional in English.
  • Clive
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Hi,

could you explain the difference brtween "by myself" "by my own" does it mean the same?

The phrase is 'on my own'.

"i did it by myself"

"i did it on my own"

There's no real difference.
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Hi Clive!

thanks for the correction! hmmmm once again I forgot Emotion: big smile about the I in capital letter... that´s really a bad ha
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Dear Clive,

How about "I did it myself."

Same?
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Hi,

Yes, in a suitable context.

But in some contexts, it may not have the same stress on dong something 'alone'.

eg A lot of people at my school played soccer. I did it myself.

Here, t
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