Should I use me or myself in a sentence?

Should I use me or myself in a sentence?

In general, when the speaker is the object of a verb, but not the subject, choose me. When the speaker is both the subject and the object of a verb, choose myself. Since myself and subject both contain the letter S, this should be an easy rule to remember.

Is myself and others grammatically correct?

For some of the reflexive pronouns, we use the possessive before the “self” part: “myself,” and “yourself.” That is my sweater. But for others, we use the object form before the “self” part: “himself” and “themselves.” I gave it to him. I sent it to them. “Him” and “them” are object pronouns.

When should you use myself?

“Myself” is a reflexive pronoun used when you are the object of your own action – i.e., when “you” are doing something to “you.” (Ex: I could write the songs myself, but they sound better when they are written by Barry Manilow and me.) Other reflexive pronouns are herself, himself, yourself, itself and themselves.

Is Believe you me correct English?

Like some other English stock phrases, “Believe you me” uses archaic forms. It is an absolutely grammatically correct command—in Early Modern English.

Does myself come first or second?

Idiomatically, people probably use me or myself more often than I there – but if they do use I, it’s nearly always in the final position (whereas me tends to come first, and myself works fine in either position). It is considered polite when giving a list of people that includes yourself, to put yourself last.

Is it correct to say Sometimes I ask questions to myself?

Oh, dear, “Sometimes I ask to myself” is both incorrect and awkward, but you could rephrase it as, “Sometimes I pose questions to myself.” There could be other sentences where “to myself” would be fine (e.g., “I gave a gift to myself”), but your example is not one of them.

Is it correct to say I saw it myself?

You can only use the word “myself” if you’ve used the word “I” in your sentence. For example: I pricked myself with a pin. I saw it myself. Do not use “myself” because you think it sounds more formal or polite. For example:

Is it grammatically correct to say myself?

The word “myself” is grammatically redundant here, but it does serve a purpose: it emphasizes that the act of robbery was happening in front of my own two eyes. You can omit it and still have a grammatically correct sentence, or you can include it for emphasis.

Is it “I” or “myself” for “me”?

In the old days when people studied traditional grammar, we could simply say, “The first person singular pronoun is ‘I’ when it’s a subject and ‘me’ when it’s an object,” but now few people know what that means. Let’s see if we can apply some common sense here. The misuse of “I” and “myself” for “me” is caused by nervousness about “me.”