1.0Character Inkhttps://characterinkblog.comReflexive Pronouns: Myself, Himself, Herself, Ourselves, and Themselves (Never Theirselves...Let’s Get That Straight in the Title of This Post!) - Character Inkrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5umBtNONSE"><a href="https://characterinkblog.com/reflexive-pronouns-myself-himself-herself-ourselves-and-themselves/">Reflexive Pronouns: Myself, Himself, Herself, Ourselves, and Themselves (Never Theirselves…Let’s Get That Straight in the Title of This Post!)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://characterinkblog.com/reflexive-pronouns-myself-himself-herself-ourselves-and-themselves/embed/#?secret=5umBtNONSE" width="600" height="338" title="“Reflexive Pronouns: Myself, Himself, Herself, Ourselves, and Themselves (Never Theirselves…Let’s Get That Straight in the Title of This Post!)” — Character Ink" data-secret="5umBtNONSE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Did you know that there is a group of pronouns called reflexive pronouns? I know, right? Not mentioned that often. I hardly remember studying them in school at all. And yet, we use them all the time—and even eloquent people use them wrong quite often. (How many interviews or speeches have you heard someone say...https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7640/17136458211_edcc06de00_c.jpg