“myself” or “by myself”

You need an article or something: I made this casserole myself.

"By myself" is not what you mean, I think, which is that you were alone when you made it.

For me, both have the same meaning, which is that no one helped you make the dish. But I think it's more emphatic with 'by'. So if I had to choose one, I would choose the 'by' version.
It doesn't matter if anyone else was there.

canadian45For me, both have the same meaning, which is that no one helped you make the dish. But I think it's more emphatic with 'by'. So if I had to choose one, I would choose the 'by' version. It doesn't matter if anyone else was there.

I agree.

Kyurkchiyski‘I made casserole dish by myself’

By myself sounds a lot like alone to me.

Aspara GusBy myself sounds a lot like alone to me.

But I think both have the meaning that it was a one-person effort. There was no one else there who was helping you.

'by myself' and 'alone' can have the same meaning.
I live (by myself)(alone).

canadian45But I think both have the meaning that it was a one-person effort. There was no one else there who was helping you.

Right, because with by myself there was no one around to help.

I’ve never thought of by myself and myself as synonyms. I’d never say I made it by myself if I wanted to emphasize that I

Aspara GusRight, because with by myself there was no one around to help.

But it doesn't matter if there are other people 'around'. There could be ten people watching you do it. But if no one is helping you do it, you do it (by) yourself. "by" is optional.
That's how I see it.

Thank you : )

canadian45But it doesn't matter if there are other people 'around'. There could be ten people watching you do it. But if no one is helping you do it, you do it (by) yourself. "by" is optional.That's how I see it.

I'm not the best person to talk about this, but I see no difference between the use and non-use of "by". In fact, I thought "by myself" was wrong, be

What about, "I ate by myself. vs I ate myself?"