By oneself and on one's own
Hi teachers.
I confuse 'by oneself' with 'on one's own.'
In the dictionary they seem to mean the same and I often see they are used interchangeably but I am not sure they really mean the same.
"A cold usually gets better on its own in a few weeks."
Is it totally ok if I use 'by itself' instead of on its own?
I don't know why, but 'on one's own' feels more like 'without any help.' than just 'alone.'
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
I think you got no answers because nobody can think of a case in which the two are different, but they can't believe it. It seems like there should be one, but I can't think of one, either. "
- I think you got no answers because nobody can think of a case in which the two are different, but they can't believe it.
- It seems like there should be one, but I can't think of one, either.
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I think you got no answers because nobody can think of a case in which the two are different, but they can't believe it. It seems like there should be one, but I can't think of one, either. Maybe "I did it by myself" is more likely than "I did it on my own."
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