Comments on: Me, Myself, and I http://www.dailywritingtips.com/me-myself-and-i/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:41:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: irritated http://www.dailywritingtips.com/me-myself-and-i/comment-page-1/#comment-317759 irritated Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:00:30 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/me-myself-and-i/#comment-317759 For some strange reason servers in restaurants must have decided in the last few years that using the word 'You' is unsophisticated and using 'yourself' is somehow much better. many, many of them now say "what can I get for youself?" or shortened too: " and for yourself? which would only be the case if I was going into the kitchen and getting the food for Myself. What happened? For some strange reason servers in restaurants must have decided in the last few years that using the word ‘You’ is unsophisticated and using ‘yourself’ is somehow much better.
many, many of them now say “what can I get for youself?” or shortened too: ” and for yourself?

which would only be the case if I was going into the kitchen and getting the food for Myself.

What happened?

]]> By: John Broadwater http://www.dailywritingtips.com/me-myself-and-i/comment-page-1/#comment-157255 John Broadwater Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:59:25 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/me-myself-and-i/#comment-157255 This is an excellent clarification. I hear the word "myself" used incorrectly all the time, usually by someone who seems to think it's very sophisticated. This is an excellent clarification. I hear the word “myself” used incorrectly all the time, usually by someone who seems to think it’s very sophisticated.

]]> By: James Cai http://www.dailywritingtips.com/me-myself-and-i/comment-page-1/#comment-145423 James Cai Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:30:06 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/me-myself-and-i/#comment-145423 I ghostwrite an article weekly and always had problems with the me, myself and I pronoun dilemma. Awesome post. I ghostwrite an article weekly and always had problems with the me, myself and I pronoun dilemma. Awesome post.

]]> By: sudharm baxi http://www.dailywritingtips.com/me-myself-and-i/comment-page-1/#comment-77046 sudharm baxi Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:35:50 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/me-myself-and-i/#comment-77046 That was good and very helpful.. That was good and very helpful..

]]> By: June 2007 « M. J. Maddox http://www.dailywritingtips.com/me-myself-and-i/comment-page-1/#comment-37815 June 2007 « M. J. Maddox Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:29:50 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/me-myself-and-i/#comment-37815 [...] the title line to access live links. * 29: Consistent Style Sheet Eliminates Value Judgments * 26: Me, Myself, and I * 25: Careful with Words Used as Noun and Verb * 22: The Possessive Apostrophe * 21: Whatever [...] [...] the title line to access live links. * 29: Consistent Style Sheet Eliminates Value Judgments * 26: Me, Myself, and I * 25: Careful with Words Used as Noun and Verb * 22: The Possessive Apostrophe * 21: Whatever [...]

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