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Hanuman_2000 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Yourself

Hello,

1. Help yourselves!

2. Behave yourself now!

Why is there difference in the use of reflexive pronoun for the same subject "You"?

Does the first sentence imply plural "you"?

Thanks.
  

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hanuman_2000 Does the first sentence imply plural "you"? Yes.

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hanuman_2000Does the first sentence imply plural "you"?
Yes.
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Yourself is the only reflexive pronoun with both singular and plural forms:
yourself = singular, one person
yourselves = plural, more than one person.

The other reflexive pronouns:
Singular forms:
myself
himself
itself
herself

Plural forms:
themselves
ourselves
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hanuman_20001. Help yourselves!2. Behave yourself now!
Talking to one person: Help yourself! Behave yourself! Control yourself!
Talking to two or more people: Help yourselves! Behave yourselves! Control yourselves!

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