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Sunsail Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Myself

Hello
are either of them correct?
"I said myself..."
"I said to myself"
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Top answer

"You look grand today," I said to myself as I looked in the mirror.

— Philip

  • "You look grand today," I said to myself as I looked in the mirror.
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"You look grand today," I said to myself as I looked in the mirror.
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Hi
Is "said myself" incorrect? I heard this said on the radio.
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It's always helpful if you try to provide as much of the the context as you can. Just posting snippets means we often have to play a guessing game.

I have no idea what sort of context you heard. However, I can tell you that the word "myself" can be used in a sentence as an intensifier (with pretty much any verb), to emphasize that I (or even I) have done something. For example:
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"...I stopped for a moment,I said myself I had to go to library to see he was still there"

I understand your example,I think it's the same usage.What if I use " I said to myself" above?
does it change anything in the meaning?

Best Regards
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sunsailMore context

"...I stopped for a moment,I said myself I had to go to library to see he was still there"

I understand your example,I think it's the same usage.What if I use " I said to myself" above?
does it change anything in the meaning?

Best Regards

I think that "to myself" is required here. [kendime söyl
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