AIBU to think that "yourself" is not a better word to use than "you" in general?

[ICameOnTheJitney]

Just paid my mobile bill on the phone...the man kept saying things like, "I'll just put those details in and get that sorted for yourself."

"Won't be a sec and we'll have all this up to date for yourself."

WHAT? Since when was "Yourself" a better word than "you"??

thats just odd it doesn't make sense. He was clearly trying to sound posh and failing.

Not better just different. I like you; do you like yourself?
I,ll sit with you ; or would you rather be by yourself?
His grammar was completely off.

Do you think? Perhaps he thought it was polite or something...very odd...not what yourself or I would hope for in a conversation.

People use "myself" far too much as well.

They think it's posher.

Oh, and using "I" where the correct word is "me".

I've even heard "myself" where it should be "I".

Did you know we have a Pedants' Corner topic? :)

It is awful - shows a lack of intelligence!

Is he Irish? (Or Irish extraction)

I think people think it makes them sound clever.

It doesn't. It makes them sound like they are trying to be clever.

It's wrong. I'm always having to correct the comms at work and take yourself out and replace with you and/or myself and me.

It drives me mad!

I loathe the over use of these. Estate agents seem to be particularly bad for it.
"If you could just leave a message for myself and I'll return a call to yourself ASAP."
Blaaaaah!

YADNBU. I hate this. I especially hate it in letters. "Please contact myself to arrange an appointment." Aaargh

YY "myself" is invading areas where people really should know better.

Or Irish. whistles

Maybe I've just gotten used to hearing it.

YANBU

Estate agents are a prime example, they think it makes them sound professional whereas they just sound like the wankers they are.

Shiny suited sales people also do it, which I suppose it what estate agents are really.

It sets my teeth on edge like nothing else, and is one of the main reasons why I won't watch The Apprentice, because they all do it too - along with holding their phones in that weird way in front of their faces.

I bloody hate it! I see it all the time at work and work with a lot of solicitors- you would think they would know better but no - "Please can you send a letter to ourselves confirming... so ourselves know your intentions" was a real example I had recently. I think people do think it sounds more polite/posh that me/you/I/us but they are wrong.

Oh I absolutely hate this!

Can you send that to ourselves. I'd be able to process that for yourself. If you could email myself. Etc.

I work in an office and 80% of people do this, I thought it might be a Scottish thing but maybe it's everywhere? They think this misuse of reflexive pronouns makes them sounds more intelligent. It makes me homicidal.

YANBU this is a major pet hate of myselfs.

It irritates the patience out of me. A call centre worker said "Bear with myself" to me. My eyes still haven't recovered from rolling too far.

It's what people say when they don't know whether to say you or I and don't want to look stupid. Fail.

I work in an office and 80% of people do this, I thought it might be a Scottish thing but maybe it's everywhere

More Irish than Scots I would have said but I know Scots who do it. Nothing to do with sounding intelligent. Hibernian/Scots English is just different to English/English in some respects.

Personally I chuckle at English people who say "aren't I?"

Sorry, they don't know whether to use ME or I. Fail right back at me!

A call centre worker said "Bear with myself" to me.

Now that is a bridge too far.

Pumpkin I say aren't I? I hate 'amn't'!

And I only use yourself and myself in the proper context ie by saying 'ah, is it yourself?' When I answer the phone/meet people

this is the reflexive self. You can only 'yourself' if you are object and subject of the sentence, or rather, if doer and done-to are the same. You have lied to yourself, but you can't have I have lied to yourself.

I don't see how people think this makes them sound posh, it makes them sound daft.

Makes me cringe. Plus the I when it should be me thing. Every morning on Radio 1 Nick Grimshaw says "Who is the winner, is it you or is it I??" Aaagghh, I just want to scream nooooo, that's wrong.

Phew, rant over!!

Ps. I love Nick Grimshaw so will forgive him

Pumpkin I say aren't I? I hate 'amn't'!

Would you say "I are going to dinner tonight?"

WELL THEN!!

Yep, that and the overuse of the word madam .

Especially on the phone tacked on to the end of every line.

In fairness to the solicitor's office, it is a fairly usual/historical practice in the legal profession.

For everyone else - please stop it!