tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post5868966397744850859..comments2023-05-06T01:52:27.335-07:00Comments on The Sentence Sleuth: Criminal Sentence 125: You or yourself?The Sentence Sleuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-57934234400894723082008-11-13T21:03:00.000-08:002008-11-13T21:03:00.000-08:00Oh, you're such a doll!Thanks for clarifying the p...Oh, you're such a doll!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for clarifying the post.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763211385606299365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-46889400773374730192008-11-13T17:22:00.000-08:002008-11-13T17:22:00.000-08:00I'm going to revise the post to make it clearer (I...I'm going to revise the post to make it clearer (I hope).The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-15862602957246501012008-11-13T16:36:00.000-08:002008-11-13T16:36:00.000-08:00No berating at all, I promise! People using "mysel...No berating at all, I promise! People using "myself" incorrectly is a definite pet peeve.<BR/><BR/>I just don't understand this particular part of the post:<BR/><BR/>"You don't use a reflexive when there are two or more subjects:<BR/>He gave flowers to Jane and me (not to Jane and myself)."<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm not getting what the word "subjects" refers to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-59424881444141051352008-11-13T12:03:00.000-08:002008-11-13T12:03:00.000-08:00Hi. You're right that you would use "myself" in th...Hi. You're right that you would use "myself" in the ice cream sentence--because you're referring back to the "I" you already stated. I guess I'm having trouble expressing myself (note the reflexive). I'm referring back to myself. If I said that "he" was doing the referring, I couldn't use "myself" because I haven't referred to "I" or "me."<BR/>I hope I made myself clear. If not, please berate me again (or try to explain it better yourself!).The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-41803864437775920142008-11-13T10:54:00.000-08:002008-11-13T10:54:00.000-08:00Can you clarify the rule on not using reflexive wi...Can you clarify the rule on not using reflexive with more than two subjects, because the example sentence wouldn't use reflexive even without Jane:<BR/><BR/>He gave flowers to me. (not myself)<BR/><BR/>But you would, I think, use reflexive in this sentence:<BR/><BR/>I bought ice cream for Jane and myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com