Feel myself or feel

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

Which is corret 'I feel mysellf' or 'feel' wihout 'myself' in my example. ''I feel more relaxed in cafes than restaurants''. I know ''I feel'' is correct. But can I add ''myself'' too?

 

[GoesStation]

No. You can feel yourself relax (as you sense stress leaving you), but not relaxed.

 

[teechar]

''I feel more relaxed in cafes than in restaurants''.

OK.

''I feel myself more relaxed in cafes than restaurants''.

Not okay, even if you added "in".

 

[Yankee]

Hello.

Which is corret 'I feel mysellf' or 'feel' wihout 'myself' in my example. ''I feel more relaxed in cafes than restaurants''. I know ''I feel'' is correct. But can I add ''myself'' too?

Yes. You could say, "I feel myself more relaxed in cafes etc.", if I understand your question correctly.

 

[Yankee]

OK.


Not okay, even if you added "in".

Why?

 

[teechar]

Because it's not natural. Why would you use a reflexive pronoun in such a sentence?

 

[Yankee]

Because it's not natural. Why would you use a reflexive pronoun in such a sentence?

Well, let's just agree to disagree.

 

[Tarheel]

Two things. One, I agree with teechar. Two, what's the difference between a cafe and a restaurant?

 

[GoesStation]

Yes. You could say, "I feel myself more relaxed in cafes etc.", if I understand your question correctly.

That doesn't work for me at all.

 

[Tdol]

Yes. You could say, "I feel myself more relaxed in cafes etc.", if I understand your question correctly.

This doesn't work for me. I know reflexive pronouns are tossed around nowadays, but I can't see the need for it here. Maybe I am just showing my age. ;-)

 

[emsr2d2]

Which is corret 'I feel mysellf' or 'feel' wihout 'myself' in my example.

Can you spot the problems in the quote above? Hint:

1) A spelling error
2) Missing punctuation
3) The word order can be improved

 

[Yankee]

This doesn't work for me. I know reflexive pronouns are tossed around nowadays, but I can't see the need for it here. Maybe I am just showing my age. ;-)

OK. Here are a few more (and final from me) "tosses" :

The president sees himself as more authoritative than anyone.
I see myself more dedicated than he.
I feel myself more trapped* in a crowd.
They felt themselves confused* in the situation.
She considers herself prettier than others.
He felt himself more comfortable* with the new rules.
I feel myself more relaxed* in cafes etc.
* Most present and past participle forms of verbs that describe emotion or feelings can be used as adjectives.

 

[Tarheel]

OK. Here are a few more (and final from me) "tosses" :

The president sees himself as more authoritative than anyone else.
I see myself as more dedicated than him.
I feel [STRIKE]myself more[/STRIKE] trapped* in a crowd.
They felt [STRIKE]themselves[/STRIKE] confused* in the situation.
She considers herself prettier than others.
He felt [STRIKE]himself[/STRIKE] more comfortable* with the new rules.
I feel [STRIKE]myself[/STRIKE] more relaxed* in cafes etc.
* Most present and past participle forms of verbs that describe emotion or feelings can be used as adjectives.

Whatever you say.

 

[jutfrank]

OK. Here are a few more (and final from me) "tosses" :

The president sees himself as more authoritative than anyone.
I see myself more dedicated than he.
I feel myself more trapped* in a crowd.
They felt themselves confused* in the situation.
She considers herself prettier than others.
He felt himself more comfortable* with the new rules.
I feel myself more relaxed* in cafes etc.
* Most present and past participle forms of verbs that describe emotion or feelings can be used as adjectives.

I don't follow your point. Do you mean that you consider those sentences with an asterisk right or wrong? Are these your own examples?

(I don't think anybody is disputing whether the words you mention are adjectives.)

 

[Tdol]

I see a difference between the sentence I commented on and the first in the list- if you take himself out, you have to ask who the president sees in this light. I can hurt you or myself playing football, and there is a difference, and I am definitely not using an adjective. These tosses seem a bit wide of the mark to me. I would never use speak to my colleagues or myself or other forms that are common nowadays, the ones I suggested were being tossed around, but this did not strike me as a case in point, though I admitted I might be a bit long in the tooth to see why it was fine.