Tag Archives: reflexive pronouns

Myself Cannot Be the Subject of a Sentence

Posted on July 18, 2010 by

Do not use myself as the subject of a sentence. Myself and the other -self words—himself, herself, ourselves, etc.—are  reflexives, and reflexives cannot be used as subjects. Nominatives should be used as subjects. The nominatives are I, we, he, she, … Continue reading →

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Me, Myself, and I

Posted on May 29, 2008 by

A story on a regional news show ended with the interviewee saying, It was good for the neighborhood and myself. I was glad that things had worked out for the community, but, being as concerned as I am with grammar, … Continue reading →

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This Redundancy is Self-Evident

Posted on February 20, 2008 by

Women are committing financial suicide to themselves, Oprah, 2/13/08. Suicide is already something that people do to themselves, not to other people, so adding the reflexive pronoun themselves is redundant. It means that women are killing themselves financially to themselves. … Continue reading →

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