Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Grammar Girl, Grammar Girl's, QDnow, and Quick and Dirty Tips are all trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Today's topic is how to use the word myself.. Robin Huckelby grammar I could use some help with the initial sentence: Please contact Squiggly, Aardvark or myself.... OK...It is stated that myself is objective never subjective. In this case the subject is the implied (you) for this imperative sentence. So that makes myself objective. What exactly makes it wrong then to say myself instead of "me?"..perhaps I am an impatient reader but the only reasons I saw stated were to use the trick of withdrawing the other subjects and taht that would make it sound better. Is that the only reason? What do the grammar rules say? http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=21154#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=21154#Comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:04:00 GMT Darren grammar "I myself" may be grammatically correct, but it remains a tautology and a serious error of style. Accordingly, usage of the phrase is best avoided. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=20074#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=20074#Comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:34:32 GMT Mary grammar OK--here's one that initially irked me when I read it in an email, but perhaps it is correct: "I made an appointment with John, Carla and myself." If you take out "John and Carla," you could say "I made an appointment with myself" because it is actually reflexive. But you would not say "He made an apointment with myself." (Granted, an appointment with yourself might be a rather lonely affair...) http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=19780#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=19780#Comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:51:01 GMT Mercedes grammar Thank you for your comments regarding the use of reflexive pronouns. I have a comment about using "myself" in two specific situations: in the Federal Government world of unending meetings, we sometimes explain to others present: "Mr. Bland, Ms. Samuelson, Mr. Falk, and myself visited Agency X for a series of meetings." (Yes, people actually refer to other government members, especially senior officials, in this way.) I have read that in formal situations and writing (e.g., Meeting Minutes), it is acceptable to use "myself" in such a sentence. The reason cited for this acceptable usage had to do with the "formality" of certain situations and writing as I havejust desribed. Perhaps another justification would be the "emphatic" use of "myself," as you have explained. However, "myself" in your "emphatic" examples seems only to be used as an apositive that could be removed with no loss of meaning. Would appreciate your thoughts. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=19653#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=19653#Comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:30:31 GMT Andrey grammar please try to check the following statement: "I believe in myself" or "I believe myself." are two statements correct? please explain.... http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=18661#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=18661#Comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:27:58 GMT SK grammar It appears to me a difference of active and passive--Lie is active and lay is passive i e helped or made to lie. In Hindi it has clarity-- letanaa and letaanaa. Thanks.A good site to be visited often. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=18487#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=18487#Comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:24:00 GMT Rachel grammar Hooray! I wish this were required reading for all people in the business world. Now if we could just get people to stop saying things like "to Joe and I," the world would be a better place. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=16202#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=16202#Comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:15:17 GMT Barbara grammar Well. at least I'm not alone on this me/myself issue. It always irks me when watching a documentary involving cops to hear one of then say "Myself and ________." #1. NEVER put your own designation first, poor grammar and sounds rude to boot. Another booboo is "She gave it to myself". Do these lawpersons learn this in cop school? I actually was under the impression that modern law enforcers were college educated. If so, dear friends, find out where your local fuzzies went to college and make damn certain you don't send your kids there! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=16004#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=16004#Comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:40:37 GMT Ren grammar What if you are thanking someone for a donation that they made in honor of you and your family? "Thank you for your donation in honor of my family and me"? Or should it be "in my honor and in honor of my family"? A bit wordy, no? http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=15323#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/myself-grammar.aspx?commentid=15323#Comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:01:39 GMT Hudson grammar Your podcast rocks. Thanks so much for everything. Get well soon. Please contact Me or myself. I guess that I am still a bit slow. 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