Reflexive Pronoun
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See: Pronoun, Demonstrative Pronoun, Possesive Pronoun.
References
2013
- The Economist. (2013). “The scope of the self."
- QUOTE: The reflexive pronouns need a subject to refer back to, and that subject must be expressly mentioned, not just implied. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of a clause are the same, whether the object is direct (I hate myself), indirect (Honey, I bought myself a motorcycle!) or the object of the preposition (I really learned a lot about myself on that cycling tour, namely that I hate cycling). It can't be used for an unnamed referent, even if the target of the reference is clear: Nobody will know about this but myself is wrong because myself isn't the same person as nobody.