John's wife

[Bassim]

Please would you correct the mistakes in my sentence.

John's wife told her husband that as long as there were naive people like himself, conmen will be successful.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

John's wife told her husband that as long as there were naive people like him, conmen would be successful.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I would change "himself" to "him". There is no justification for a reflexive pronoun there.

 

[SoothingDave]

How about "John's wife told him..."

If she is John's wife, then "her husband" is him, right? No need to circumlocute.

 

[emsr2d2]

As long as "him" is John, I agree.

Louis met John's wife in the street the other day. She (John's wife) told him that as long as there were ...