I'll tell you something about me and my family.

[tzfujimino]

Hello.:-D

Is 'Now I'll tell you something about me and my family' acceptable?
I'm not sure if it's OK to say 'me' instead of 'myself'.

Thank you.

 

[Rover_KE]

It's fine.

Also good would be '...about my family and me'.

 

[tzfujimino]

Thank you, Rover.:-D

May I ask another question?

tzfujimino: I'll tell you something about me and my family. [...]

Question: What did tzfujimino tell the students?
Answer: He told them (something) about him and his family/his family and him.

Does the 'Answer' sound OK?
Or is 'himself' required?
Thank you again.

 

[Rover_KE]

In that case I prefer 'himself'.

 

[Barb_D]

If I'm talking, there is no confusion whether I'm talking about "me" or "myself." I'm the same person.

If you are describing what "he" did, it's ambiguous whether "him" means "the speaker" or "another male" while "himself" can mean only the speaker.

Joe gave a short speech about his childhood in Italy. He talked about himself and his family.
Joe gave a short speech on George Washington's early life. He talked about him and his family.