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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

reflexive pronouns

Can I say"I saw him himself".
  

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Anonymous Can I say"I saw him himself" ? Yes ps. In your sentence, 'myself' is emphatic rather than reflexive,

— Fivejedjon

  • Anonymous Can I say"I saw him himself" ?
  • Yes ps.
  • In your sentence, 'myself' is emphatic rather than reflexive,
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Anonymous Can I say"I saw him himself"?
Yes

ps. In your sentence, 'myself' is emphatic rather than reflexive,
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fivejedjonI your sentence, 'myself'
Emotion: thinking I can't find 'myself' i that sentence.

CJ
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Brainblip. Emotion: embarrassed

I meant 'himself'.
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Perhaps it's just me, but I have a hard time accepting "I saw him himself".
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GPYPerhaps it's just me, but I have a hard time accepting "I saw him himself".
In any case it certainly can't be as common as when 'him' is replaced by a noun.

I saw the Prime Minister himself.

CJ
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