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Onelook Posted 8 years ago
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Couldn't get myself/couldn't bring myself

I have some clothes I couldn't bring myself to wash, because they were too embarrassing to show.


Are they the same thing?

  

Top answer

Yes. The same.

  • Yes.
  • The same.
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"Bring myself" is natural. "Get myself" sounds foreign, probably because it sounds like the speaker wasn't aware of "bring myself".

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