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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Differences

What is the differences between yourself, yourselves, themself and themselves?

And differences between ain't , aren't?
  

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"Yourself" is used to refer to one person: John, do it yourself! "Yourselves" is used to refer to more than one person: John and Paul, do it yourselves! "Themself" isn't English.

  • "Yourself" is used to refer to one person: John, do it yourself!
  • "Yourselves" is used to refer to more than one person: John and Paul, do it yourselves!
  • "Themself" isn't English.
  • "Ain't" is slang and to be avoided in writing and serious discussion.
  • It can be used in a larger variety of meanings and contexts than "aren't": I ain't rich.
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"Yourself" is used to refer to one person: John, do it yourself!

"Yourselves" is used to refer to more than one person: John and Paul, do it yourselves!

"Themself" isn't English.

"Ain't" is slang and to be avoided in writing and serious discussion. It can be used in a larger variety of meanings and contexts than "aren't":

I ain't rich. (I am

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