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Aditileo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
you/yourself
He unlike yourself joined army for another reason.
Is it Okay to say yourself or should it be you?
Is it Okay to say yourself or should it be you?
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It should be 'you'; it should also be 'the army'. Actually, with 'another reason', we don't need 'unlike you'.
- It should be 'you'; it should also be 'the army'.
- Actually, with 'another reason', we don't need 'unlike you'.
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It should be 'you'; it should also be 'the army'.
Actually, with 'another reason', we don't need 'unlike you'.
Actually, with 'another reason', we don't need 'unlike you'.
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I heard it in an english news channel albiet it wasn't another reason, "He unlike yourself joined army for money."
So you mean, in strict grammer, we would use "you"?
So you mean, in strict grammer, we would use "you"?
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Some people would use "yourself" there, but it is generally considered non-standard English. "... joined army" is not natural English; it needs to be "joined the army".
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He unlike yourself joined army for money.
I would reword the sentence as follows: Unlike you he joined the army for money.
I would reword the sentence as follows: Unlike you he joined the army for money.
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