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Anonymous
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I would like to know when necessaraly I can use:
I, ME or MYSELF
Is there any specific rule for that use?
I, ME or MYSELF
Is there any specific rule for that use?
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RonBee
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Use I as a subject, me as an object. Use myself as a reflexive pronoun.
Use me as the object of a preposition.
Do not use me as a subject. Always use I.
Use myself to refer back to the subject. Note its similarity to himself and herself.
Rhyming Riddles
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2248
Brief Verse (Couplets)
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1579
- I did it.
She helped me.
I did it myself.
Use me as the object of a preposition.
- Is this for me?
Let's keep this between you and me.
Do not use me as a subject. Always use I.
- Sharon and I went there together.
Bob and I went to the football game.
Use myself to refer back to the subject. Note its similarity to himself and herself.
- Bob did it himself. He didn't have any help.
Sharon has been talking to herself.
I caught myself talking to myself.
Rhyming Riddles
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2248
Brief Verse (Couplets)
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1579
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