Poll: We wouldn't want someone as wise as you to wear _____ out.

We wouldn't want someone as wise as you to wear _____ out.

himself
themselves
yourself
oneself

Votes: 292
Comments: 3
Added: June 2004

 

Comments:

Leo Girard - 23rd September 2007 07:24
Interesting that the correct form which co-ordinates someONE with ONEself gets the fewest votes.
 
Jotter Scalems - 19th January 2008 23:42
I beg to differ. After all, you could replace your 'someone' by 'a person'.
You aren't addressing the person directly. 'Someone as wise as you' can be replaced by 'he'.
 
Robbie - 22nd January 2008 00:24
"Themselves" and related words have been ever more frequently used as a gender-neutral singular, as "themself" was in Caxton's time.
 
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