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Endeavour Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I did it myself/ I did it by myself

Hi all. I wish to know which is right:

1)I did it myself
2)I did it by myself

Thank you!
  

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i always thought they are both correct. Please correct me if I am wrong

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i always thought they are both correct. Please correct me if I am wrong
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I had been using the first strcuture all along until recently I noticed that some people use the second one.

I found that the example given in cambridge dictionary used the first structure as well. i.e. I had to do the whole job by myself.
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Hi,

Both are fine.

1. I did it myself. -- Myself is mainly used for emphasis. You want to make it clear that you, the speaker, did it.

You took the responsibility to do it.

2. I did it by myself. -- I did it alone. Or: I did it without help.

Regards
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Awesome! It's very clear now.
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