Using me or myself
After checking Michael Swann's book and the internet ,I am still not sure why the pronoun me is correct in the sentence below, and why myself can't be used. (it refers to a computer)
I can take it with me.
I can take it with myself.
Of course ,myself sounds unnatural, but is there a rule at play here?
Thank you.
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Carew Of course ,myself sounds unnatural, but is there a rule at play here? I would say to only use the reflexive when you have to. You took it with you, and you used it on yourself.
- Carew Of course ,myself sounds unnatural, but is there a rule at play here?
- I would say to only use the reflexive when you have to.
- You took it with you, and you used it on yourself.
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CarewOf course ,myself sounds unnatural, but is there a rule at play here?
I would say to only use the reflexive when you have to. You took it with you, and you used it on yourself.
0Carewis there a rule at play here?
Not really. Linguists have been tossing this problem around for years.
We don't typically use the reflexive when the pronoun object of a preposition serves as a reference location (rather than as an agent).
She heard a noise behind her.
He pulled the basket toward him.
She always carri
0Perdue OWL gives the following usage rule:
If the object and the subject of a verb are the same, use a reflexive pronoun for the object. Otherwise, do not use one.
Here are some examples:
I sent myself a message.
The witch gazed at herself in the mirror.
Rudi takes himself too seriously.
Amy considers herself to be the smartest one in the class.
He ties
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