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Kjs980508 Posted 13 years ago
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Can this....

Can "for themselves" have the same meaning as "by themselves" I mean, can "for oneself" be used as a meaning of "without anyone's help"? Thanks in advance.
  

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by myself = I alone; for myself = for my benefit. The latter might be used by some to mean the former, but I don't think it sounds very good in that sense.

— Philip

  • by myself = I alone; for myself = for my benefit.
  • The latter might be used by some to mean the former, but I don't think it sounds very good in that sense.
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by myself = I alone; for myself = for my benefit.
The latter might be used by some to mean the former, but I don't think it sounds very good in that sense.
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