ownself/yourself

[Azah]

1. At first, you should judge your ownlself.2. At first, you should judge yourself.I don't know which one is correct. Do they make any sense?

 

[emsr2d2]

1. At first, you should judge your [STRIKE]ownlself[/STRIKE] ownself.
2. At first, you should judge yourself.

I don't know which one is correct. Do they make any sense?

I have heard "ownself" a few times but I don't like it at all so I wouldn't use your first sentence. I would say simply "Judge yourself first".

 

[BobK]

:up: (It's possible that ownself derives from a misreading of oneself [/wʌnself/, not /əʊnself/] in some cases; sometimes though it should be two words - as in the traditional saying 'To thine own self be true'.)

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