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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

'myself included' or 'including myself'?

I gave everyone on my staff, including me/myself, a bonus!
(I say 'my' is correct. 'I' is always correct with 'myself' in these contexts.)

I gave everyone on my staff, including me/myself included, a bonus!
(I say 'my' is correct. 'I' is always correct with 'myself' in these contexts.)

Which is preferred, 'including myself' or 'myself included'? I think both are acceptable; do you?

And should a semicolon or comma follow the word 'acceptable' above?
  

Top answer

goronsky I say 'my' is correct. I think you mean 'me'. Although the 'me/myself' is closely associated with 'included/including', 'I' is ultimately giving 'me/myself' the bonus.

— Fivejedjon

  • goronsky I say 'my' is correct.
  • I think you mean 'me'.
  • Although the 'me/myself' is closely associated with 'included/including', 'I' is ultimately giving 'me/myself' the bonus.
  • I would therefore use 'myself'.
  • I would use a semi-colon after 'acceptable'.
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goronskyI say 'my' is correct.
I think you mean 'me'.

Although the 'me/myself' is closely associated with 'included/including', 'I' is ultimately giving 'me/myself' the bonus. I would therefore use 'myself'.

I would use a semi-colon after 'acceptable'.
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I gave everyone on my staff, including myself, a bonus!

The intended meaning of the above is clear. But to me the sentence suggests that the speaker is on his own staff.
He is not. His staff are the people who work for him.

I suggest this.
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