Yourself/myself etc - question

[tobee]

Do you think this will evolve to be acceptable for English language in time?

It's so widespread and is used more and more. And language does evolve.

Drives me mad. I think sometimes people use it because they are insecure with language and think it sounds more "proper"

Any thoughts?

[AgentProvocateur]

God, I hope not. It really irritates me because it’s usually done by pompous colleagues that think it makes them sound more important/formal, when really it just makes them sound a bit thick. I used to sit beside someone that would say, “Just give myself a call”!

interestingly, I now work overseas where English is most people’s second or third language, and no one gets is wrong.

[JenniferBarkley]

Yes I imagine it will.

It's the hated usage du jour on here - for a while it was should of, then lesser/fewer. Myself instead of me is having its moment in the sun.

[tobee]

@AgentProvocateur

God, I hope not. It really irritates me because it’s usually done by pompous colleagues that think it makes them sound more important/formal, when really it just makes them sound a bit thick. I used to sit beside someone that would say, “Just give myself a call”!

interestingly, I now work overseas where English is most people’s second or third language, and no one gets is wrong.

Yes I did a course in tefl and the non native students' standards of grammar put the native English speakers to shame.

[Arapawa]

No, it's awful. I silently correct it all the time. I think it's some people thinking they are talking "properly"

[ScentOfAMemory]

I don't think it will pass into being accepted usage because there is no sound grammatical reason for it to do so. Likewise, "should of"

We'll lose the first D in Wednesday and the first R in February though!