DH has started misusing "myself", like he's an estate agent or works in a call centre. WIBU to LTB?

[MardyBra]

He had very good grammar when I married him in the last century.

It's very embarrassing.

[limitedperiodonly]

Hold a pillow firmly over his face tonight until he stops struggling.

It's the kindest thing.

[MardyBra]

No, he's too lazy and antisocial to send any invitations.

Wifework is a whole other thread.

[Bonsoir]

Send him for reprogramming?

[MardyBra]

Would that defence stand up in court limited?

[MardyBra]

We had a phone conversation earlier where he said:

"X dropped into the office this morning and took myself, Y and Z out to lunch."

I nearly hung up in "discust".

[Dawndonnaagain]

Myself, I'd give him one last chance!

[MardyBra]

Dawn

[PoshPaula]

It's unreasonable behaviour. You've got grounds.

[MardyBra]

I haven't heard any evidence of him misusing "yourself". It's all about him, isn't it?

[RevoltingPeasant]

It that a problem for yourself, then?

[weregoingtothezoo]

Misusing "yourself" is a more serious symptom of the disease, followed by "themself".
It always escalates, I tell you!

[weregoingtothezoo]

Or even "themselves"...

[RevoltingPeasant]

Also, this is totally snobby of me, but at 'like an estate agent'. So true.

[MardyBra]

Apologies to any estate agents who have reasonable grammar.

[ClausIsTrulyReal]

I flicked thtough the title and expected this thread to be about, erm, self pleasure.

Myself apologises.

[limitedperiodonly]

mardy if you use a very fluffy pillow it won't bruise and the doctor will put 'natural causes' on the death certificate.

I've heard.

[ShriekingGnawer]

The only answer is to hit him on the nose with a rolled up newspaper. This must happen every time he gets it wrong. Even if you have to go to his work to do it.

Incidentally, I misread the thread title as 'my DH is abusing himself like an estate agent'.

[youretoastmildred]

MardyBra, what are you getting from this relationship now?

You did not cause the bad grammar, you cannot control the bad grammar, you are not responsible for the bad grammar.

I don't mean to be alarmist but "the script" is that this is usually the step that precedes emphasising the wrong word in a sentence, like "we will now be leaving for the airport" instead of "we will now be leaving for the airport. "

Call Women's Aid.

Handholding.

[Writerwannabe83]

I was expecting an amusing story about Estate Agents and masturbation too...

[lottiegarbanzo]

Does he use your name every time he pauses, too? 'Mardy, what I'd like to suggest for yourself, Mardy, is that myself and yourself, Mardy, might like to proceed, Mardy, in a pubwardwise direction, Mardy, if that would seem appropriate to yourself?'

[limitedperiodonly]

Misusing "yourself" is a more serious symptom of the disease

Not to mention disgraceful weregoingtothezoo.

I knew someone who'd start speeches with: 'I feel myself, personally...' which conjures up a distasteful image to this day.

It would have been personal, btw. I can't imagine anyone else feeling him unless she was paid and he was too tight to do that.

[NewtRipley]

yy youretoast

He needs to want to stop, himself.

To stand up in a room of estate agents and police people and say "Like yourselves, I myself am a pompous language abuser"

[MardyBra]

at all the estate agent wanking images.

[MardyBra]

lottie I think he's probably forgotten my name.