Myself - no, you mean I or me!

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Hottoffeesauce · 04/02/2023 13:28

Has anyone else noticed that people are using 'myself' because they aren't sure about when to use 'I' or 'me'? Drives me crackers!

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upinaballoon · 07/03/2023 19:50

Cookerhood · 07/03/2023 14:04

I see Suella Braverman has been at it today
"Myself and the Prime Minister"
We've always called it estate agent speak.

Will you send her a polite message, or should I?

Cookerhood · 07/03/2023 20:52

😂

TowerStork · 07/03/2023 21:14

MadnessPrevails · 05/02/2023 02:02

It’s very common for Irish people to throw in reflexive pronouns where they shouldn’t be. Not usually myself, but himself, yourself, and herself. For example “is himself upstairs?” “Good man yourself”.

Yesterday I learned that this comes directly from the Irish language, which requires reflexive pronouns for emphasis. I've noticed more people here using myself in emails and I thought it was a way to seem informal, but reading the thread I definitely recognise that sales pitch usage as well

EtiennePalmiere · 14/10/2023 05:13

Clymene · 05/02/2023 11:27

I think you are actually me. I spent a lot of Thursday searching for utilise in a document someone else had written and replacing it with use.

Drives me bananas.

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The "find and replace all" function is your friend! I used it all the when I had to go over other peoples' documents.

EtiennePalmiere · 14/10/2023 05:16

That's funny about people using it to seem more informal, I thought maybe they thought it sounded fancier than the plainer, shorter words. It's definitely annoying though.

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