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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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"myself & me" Thank you

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0Grammatically, only you can find someone more qualified than yourself. 0-

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0Grammatically, only you can find someone more qualified than yourself. Only I can find someone more qualified than myself.02br
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00Use either "than me" or "than I am." Purists may tell you that the latter is the correct choice, but you'll certainly hear the former.0-
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0 GG is right. Myself/yourself/etc are reflexive pronouns and should [in theory] only be used when the subject and object of the verb are one and the same.02br
00"01font01i00She washed herself...02i02font00"02br
00"01font01i00He put himself forward as an expert...02i0
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0 01font00Thank you Grammer Geek and Bokeh. 05002br
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00Actually this is the context. 02br
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00John told Kiff that he might be able to find someone who knows more that himself on evolution in another forum. 02br
00John wrote : " You might be able to find someone more qualified than myself ." 02br

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0Do 01i00not 02i00use "you" with "myself."02br
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00John should have written "You might be able to find someone more qualified than me." or "You might be able to find someone more qualified than I am."0-
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0 01font00Oh I see now . Thank you very much, Grammer Geek .05002br
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00I will commit that to my memory. 05102br
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