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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Hi there12br
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10Is it ok to say, 'I do all things myself (or by myself, or on my own)?12br
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11font00It's difficult to say, without context.02font00 0-

0hi there,02br
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00In the training camp, we have to do our dishes and do everything BY MYSELF or MYSELF or BY OUR OWN or ON OUR OWN?02br
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00Simon0-

0myself - you do it without help from others02br
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00by myself or on my own - you are the only person doing it. If I were to wash my dishes by myself or on my own I would assume I was the only person in that room. There wouldn't be anyone else there washing their dishes.02br
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00By our own - not used.0-

0 From the example you gave, the subject was "we", so you will need to use "ourselves" or "by ourselves". To me, "ourselves" implies that at other times the task is done by someone else (for example, kitchen staff), and "by ourselves" implies that you had previously been helped or supervised in doing this. 0-