Myself

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Gatehouse77 · 03/01/2026 08:17

When did ‘myself and DH’ (as an example) become acceptable?

I really struggle to understand why people keep getting I/me wrong and now they’ve added myself to it.

Why the, seeming, reluctance to use ‘I’?

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Gowlett · 16/01/2026 00:32

maudelovesharold · 16/01/2026 00:28

All those words are commonly used where I come from, too. There’s nothing wrong with them, when they’re used correctly. It’s their incorrect use which is being criticised.
Correct = “I can do it myself/You can do it yourself/I’ll see myself out.”
Incorrect = “I’ll look forward to seeing yourself and your husband/You’re welcome to speak to myself at any time.”

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I’m saying that, where I come from, they are used in the “incorrect” context that’s been pointed out here. But it isn’t remarkable, as it’s not a new thing & is part of the everyday language.

upinaballoon · 16/01/2026 09:32

tobee · 16/01/2026 00:03

Yes but this is a new thing @Gowlett, used incorrectly. Jarringly so in my opinion.

"Myself and Dh" were only talking about it earlier 😁
coincidentally

I couldn't remember the example I'd seen on mn earlier but it just sounded very awkward.

It's not very new. It's been around for quite a few years.

'I bought myself a new coat' is fine.

People usually make the pronoun mistakes when there are two or more people in the sentence. There are a good many things which might be touched on at primary school, and ticked as having been dealt with, but which need some consolidation.

When we were getting our first Covid injections a woman on TV said, "Myself and hubby have had ours" and I was making noises at the TV.

TheAverageJoanne · 18/01/2026 12:15

HoppityBun · 03/01/2026 20:44

Because their education always comprises of inadequate grammar lessons.

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Shouldn't that either be consists of or comprises (without the of)? I have seen "this set is compromised of" though on Marketplace 🙈

TheAverageJoanne · 18/01/2026 12:18

NinePoppadomsAndASaagAloo · 15/01/2026 23:43

Someone I work with posts messages on the work chat that always end with “any problems, please do come and find myself”. It makes me want to shout.

My friend's husband said "I'm going to find myself"

RenoDakota · 18/01/2026 12:25

Always makes me think of people like Gareth in The Office.

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