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(Point 4️⃣) Don't use myself when giving an order. A #reflexive_personal_pronoun refers back to the subject. When you give an order (i.e., an imperative sentence), the implied subject is "you." This means you can only use yourself or yourselves in an imperative…
🔻Using Object Pronouns in #Informal_English
"There are three situations where the object pronoun is sometimes used (especially in informal English) although it is the subject in terms of meaning:
(A) After than or as in comparisons:
➖They work longer hours than us.
(B) In replies without a verb.
➖'I'm feeling very tired.' ' Me too.'
(C) After the verb be (as complement).
➖'Is that the Prime Minister, in the middle of the photograph?' 'Yes, that's him.'
In all three cases, the subject pronoun (we, I, he) is uncommon and #formal, although some people think it is 'correct.' The object pronoun is much more common.
"To be safe, for (A) and (B) above, use the subject pronoun + auxiliary; everyone is happy with this!
➖Her sister can sing better than she can.
➖'I am feeling very tired.' ' I am, too.'"
(Geoffrey Leech, Benita Cruickshank, and Roz Ivanic, An A-Z of English Grammar & Usage, 2nd ed. Pearson, 2001)
#Grammar
#Pronouns
#Personal_pronouns
@PMPerfect1
"There are three situations where the object pronoun is sometimes used (especially in informal English) although it is the subject in terms of meaning:
(A) After than or as in comparisons:
➖They work longer hours than us.
(B) In replies without a verb.
➖'I'm feeling very tired.' ' Me too.'
(C) After the verb be (as complement).
➖'Is that the Prime Minister, in the middle of the photograph?' 'Yes, that's him.'
In all three cases, the subject pronoun (we, I, he) is uncommon and #formal, although some people think it is 'correct.' The object pronoun is much more common.
"To be safe, for (A) and (B) above, use the subject pronoun + auxiliary; everyone is happy with this!
➖Her sister can sing better than she can.
➖'I am feeling very tired.' ' I am, too.'"
(Geoffrey Leech, Benita Cruickshank, and Roz Ivanic, An A-Z of English Grammar & Usage, 2nd ed. Pearson, 2001)
#Grammar
#Pronouns
#Personal_pronouns
@PMPerfect1