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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 46558" data-attributes="member: 99"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Daisylover</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> And I can't seem to help myself. </div></div></p><p></p><p>Daisy, you gave me the perfect response to quote! But only because you used it correctly... :wink: </p><p></p><p>I'm a grammar Nazi. Having been brought up Catholic, there are certain things I can tolerate, but I cringe when I hear people use "myself" or "yourself" wrongly and think that it makes them sound superior. The grammar rule about when to use those words, and "I" and "we" are pretty simple. If you are talking about yourself and someone else, you use the same pronoun you would as if you were just talking about yourself. ie: "I am going to the store" is "Mom and I are going to the store". Not "Mom and myself are going to the store." You wouldn't say "Myself is going to the store." Same thing with "Mom, you need to stop by the store". Not "Mom yourself needs to stop by the store."</p><p></p><p>I am trying so hard to find some work I can do from home one or two days a week. I look online for positions and send out my resume in response to ads. I get stupid e-mails from people who tell me "Myself and others earn up to $3,000 a week working from home typing for others." </p><p></p><p> :slap: Egads I hope not!</p><p></p><p>At best it makes people sound pretentious.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 46558, member: 99"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Daisylover</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> And I can't seem to help myself. </div></div> Daisy, you gave me the perfect response to quote! But only because you used it correctly... [img]:wink:[/img] I'm a grammar Nazi. Having been brought up Catholic, there are certain things I can tolerate, but I cringe when I hear people use "myself" or "yourself" wrongly and think that it makes them sound superior. The grammar rule about when to use those words, and "I" and "we" are pretty simple. If you are talking about yourself and someone else, you use the same pronoun you would as if you were just talking about yourself. ie: "I am going to the store" is "Mom and I are going to the store". Not "Mom and myself are going to the store." You wouldn't say "Myself is going to the store." Same thing with "Mom, you need to stop by the store". Not "Mom yourself needs to stop by the store." I am trying so hard to find some work I can do from home one or two days a week. I look online for positions and send out my resume in response to ads. I get stupid e-mails from people who tell me "Myself and others earn up to $3,000 a week working from home typing for others." [img]:slap:[/img] Egads I hope not! At best it makes people sound pretentious. [/QUOTE]
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