What the hell is a Grammar Anarchist? You can be one! Since we don’t have a U.S. language, feel FREE to set your own rules -- interpret grammar YOUR WAY. You’re not in England anymore. Join the anarchy of U.S. grammar! Make your choices and preserve them in YOUR STYLE MANUAL. —The Grammar Anarchist
Monday, June 20, 2011
Me, Myself, and I — When do you use which?
Myself and all the other self-words are called "reflexive pronouns"; they reflect, echo, bounce back to the nouns or pronouns they mirror. June kicked herself; Jacques found himself crying; they gave themselves chocolate. Careful not to use the self-word when an ordinary pronouns does a better job: No: She glared at him and myself; Yes: She glared at him and me. No: Elvis and myself took the motorcycle; Yes: Elvis and I took the motorcycle.
I thought you eschewed rules. Now you're saying what's wrong and right?
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