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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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One's self
Is this sentence correct or would I need to use a different way of saying it.
(It must be very frustrating not know what to do with ones self)
(It must be very frustrating not know what to do with ones self)
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First of all, you need a "to" in front of the "know" to make this sentence grammatically correct: "It must be very frustrating not to know what to do with one's self" (and "one's self" must always have the apostrophe) The two-word phrase "one's self" is only justifiable when self is used in a spiritual, philosophical or psychological sense. Otherwise "one's self" can be replaced with the pronoun "oneself". So depending upon in what sense you are referring to "self" in your above sentence, either "one's self" or "oneself" could be correct usage.
- First of all, you need a "to" in front of the "know" to make this sentence grammatically correct: "It must be very frustrating not to know what to do with one's self" (and "one's self" must always have the apostrophe) The two-word phrase "one's self" is only justifiable when self is used in a spiritual, philosophical or psychological sense.
- Otherwise "one's self" can be replaced with the pronoun "oneself".
- So depending upon in what sense you are referring to "self" in your above sentence, either "one's self" or "oneself" could be correct usage.
- "It must be very frustrating not to know what to do with one's self" "It must be very frustrating not to know what to do with oneself" Hope that helped!
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First of all, you need a "to" in front of the "know" to make this sentence grammatically correct:
"It must be very frustrating not to know what to do with one's self" (and "one's self" must always have the apostrophe)
The two-word phrase "one's self" is only justifiable when self is used in a spiritual, philosophical or psychological sense. Otherwise "one's self"
"It must be very frustrating not to know what to do with one's self" (and "one's self" must always have the apostrophe)
The two-word phrase "one's self" is only justifiable when self is used in a spiritual, philosophical or psychological sense. Otherwise "one's self"
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