Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Myself Or Me? When they see MYSELF (ME!) cooking, they are impressed. I can cook anything MYSELF (ME XXX!), in spite of them. People are, more often, using 'myself' totally incorrecty. 'ME' is a plain old object in a sentence, While 'myself' reflects back to an ability or an accomplishment; It is used reflexively (no object), for emphasis, or in absolute constructions. Eg: I hurt myself; I myself did it; Myself busy, I sent him instead. So, let's try to get this correct-- I am sure YOU (object) can learn this YOURSELF (reflexive)! I know language changes, but, please, this misuse is too much. Frank Maurer 13 August 2025 1305 Hours.