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I hate myself

Wed May 6, 2009, 11:46 AM
Let me restate that: I hate the word "myself," and I hate the way so many people here misuse it. It's reflexive, goddamn it!

Every day, I see variations of the following in image descriptions.

"Myself"
"Myself and a friend"
"A friend and myself"

WRONG!

It's "me" folks.

The only time myself isn't reflexive is when it's used to accentuate, as in "I, myself, never touch the stuff."

Otherwise it's reflexive, meaning the subject is the same as the object, as in "I f**ked myself," or "go f**k yourself" (which is no doubt what many of you are thinking right now).

So please, if you care to to look educated, label the pictures of you with the word "me."

In the meanwhile, I'll refrain from correcting all those who mistakenly use the word "I." :/

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:iconphydeau:
You and me, both. :p

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:iconsteveanaco:
Me, myself, and I agree

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:iconlovittgirl:
:nod: I sometimes find myself cringing!

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:iconmegsmad:
i love you for this!
grammar is hard for me but i've never used 'myself' mistakenly! maybe that's because i never use the word in my everyday language!

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:iconmiguelleugim:
I against i. ..

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:iconcyll4n:
So this was the reason for the comment ...
:iconseattleslough:
No, it was the other way around. Your CORRECT use of grammar prompted me to (finally) write about this pet peeve of mine.

Thanks :)

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:iconseattleslough:
You've reached the heart of the matter here. We could spend the rest of our lives without ever having to use the word "myself" in a sentence.

Well, except for those people who love themselves and like to share that fact with others. :)

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:iconseattleslough:
Exactly my reaction

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