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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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calls himself his last name

How would you write this if it is wrong?

He calls himself his last name. His name is John, his last name is Hernandez but he introduces himself as Hernandez.

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He calls himself by his last name. His name is John and his last name is Hernandez, but he introduces himself as Hernandez.

— Mister Micawber

  • He calls himself by his last name.
  • His name is John and his last name is Hernandez, but he introduces himself as Hernandez.
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He calls himself by his last name. His name is John and his last name is Hernandez, but he introduces himself as Hernandez.
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Sir, could you please tell me if the following sentences are correct?

- He likes himself to be called by his last name. Or He likes to be called himself by his last name.

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He likes to be called by his last name.
Himself is not needed.
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...But could we say that if we wished to?
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Laborious ...But could we say that if we wished to?
It would not sound very natural. Himself is used to make it clear that "X" is referring to "X".
He called him a fool. (He said, "That man is a fool!")
He called himself a fool. (He said, "I am a fool!")
In your sentence it would normally be obvious that h
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1) He calls himself by his last name. -- He uses his last name to refer to himself.
2) He likes to be called by his last name. -- He likes it when other people use his last name to refer to him (call him by his last name).

3) He likes to be called himself by his last name. -- The 'himself' here cannot be reflexive and the meaning is rather unclear. If the pronoun
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