Reflexive pronouns are used with reflexive verbs, when the subject performs an action to itself, eg me lavo (I wash myself), nos levantamos (we get up). The reflexive pronoun always comes before the ...

Most of us use pronouns frequently in speaking and writing. We are familiar with most types and therefore use them almost without thinking, (e.g., “I,” ”we,” and “they.“) What may surprise you, ...

Dave in Elkland, Pa., wrote to me recently about pronouns ending in “self” — myself, yourself, and so on — and how annoying they can be at times. “‘Myself,’ in particular, drives me near distraction,” ...

pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) are and how to use them? Pronouns ending in -self or -selves, as you indicate, Paolo, are reflexive ...

“If misuse of ‘I’ and ‘me’ is an irritant, the abuse of ‘myself’ is nothing short of a blot on humanity.” — Heidi Stevens, “Words Work” I once thought that my two columns about reflexive pronouns — ...

This week’s article focuses on additional uses of the pronoun for communicative contexts. We shall be considering the following types of pronouns: reflexive and intensive pronouns, interrogative ...