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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

For oneself = without one's help

I have learned that 'by oneself' means 'without one's help' like I did it all by myself, but I feel like for oneself also can mean 'without one's help' like Look it up in the dictionary for yourself, I cooked dinner for myself, etc Here in those sentences, I think that 'for oneself' also means 'without one's help'.

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
  

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Hans51 in those sentences, I think that 'for oneself' also means 'without one's help'. What do you native English speakers think? No.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hans51 in those sentences, I think that 'for oneself' also means 'without one's help'.
  • What do you native English speakers think?
  • No.
  • it means 'you do it because I will not do it for you'.
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Hans51in those sentences, I think that 'for oneself' also means 'without one's help'. What do you native English speakers think?
No. it means 'you do it because I will not do it for you'.
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Mister Micawberit means 'you do it because I will not do it for you'.
Thank you so much as usual but in the end, someone does something without my or your help, right?
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Hans51Thank you so much as usual but in the end, someone does something without my or your help, right?
Of course, but that is how we differentiate the thrusts of those ideas in English.
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