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Post #275,262
by Another Scott
12/9/06 8:16:28 AM
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New "Myself" seems to be replacing "me" and "I" these days.
I cringe most times that I hear people saying "myself", because it seems wrong to my ears in almost all cases. But it seems to be working its way into popular American English as a single word to replace "me/I/" in cases where people have forgotten or never learned the traditional rules.

E.g.

Laura and I are going to the ethnic market to pick up some octopus, pig tongues, lamb lungs, and dripping fungus to make pot of stew. Do you want to come along? There's almost nothing better than home-made stew. Mmmm Good! Who's coming along with Laura and me?

becomes

Laura and myself ... Who's coming along with Laura and myself?

</skin crawling>

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #275,268
by jbrabeck
12/9/06 10:41:27 AM
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New You and Bio are doing what? :)
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
Post #275,274
by Another Scott
12/9/06 11:07:43 AM
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New No, it doesn't involve jazz hands.
Post #275,312
by Ashton
12/9/06 9:28:00 PM
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New Well.. 'ter' never caught on for 'him-or-her'
- though the idea was intensely logic-al.

May the same fate await the 'myself'marker.


Proper usage: ?

I (when myself) probably wouldn't have mistaken that blasting cap for a foil-wrapped caramel, you see. Alas, the President, clearly hurrying to a peace march, Decided to bite down before..
     Okay., - (mmoffitt) - (31) - Dec. 5, 2006, 11:45:03 AM EST
         you could make the same argument for bill clinton - (boxley) - (3) - Dec. 5, 2006, 11:57:29 AM EST
             Clinton. - (mmoffitt) - (2) - Dec. 5, 2006, 12:02:28 PM EST
                 I think he's still riding that speech he gave - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Dec. 5, 2006, 12:11:56 PM EST
                     He's gotta be a fav of the Repos. - (mmoffitt) - Dec. 7, 2006, 01:04:47 PM EST
         He's from Illinois. So am I. - (Silverlock) - (1) - Dec. 5, 2006, 02:10:19 PM EST
             Interesting. - (mmoffitt) - Dec. 7, 2006, 01:09:38 PM EST
         Kunstler makes a decent point. - (Another Scott) - (24) - Dec. 7, 2006, 01:23:29 PM EST
             s/Rational/Utopian - (mmoffitt) - (20) - Dec. 7, 2006, 02:00:19 PM EST
                 It depends on who[m] he's running against. - (Another Scott) - (19) - Dec. 8, 2006, 05:20:12 PM EST
                     Obama has no chance. - (mmoffitt) - (11) - Dec. 8, 2006, 02:10:26 PM EST
                         agreed thats why all the repo talking heads are pushing them - (boxley) - Dec. 8, 2006, 05:35:20 PM EST
                         I don't think it is as bad as you say - (JayMehaffey) - (1) - Dec. 8, 2006, 08:11:05 PM EST
                             ask some black folk - (boxley) - Dec. 8, 2006, 09:17:04 PM EST
                         Having the middle name Hussein alone will finish him. - (a6l6e6x) - (7) - Dec. 13, 2006, 04:21:53 PM EST
                             Well, there is that... :-/ -NT - (Another Scott) - Dec. 13, 2006, 04:37:07 PM EST
                             More to the point - (tuberculosis) - Dec. 13, 2006, 06:20:11 PM EST
                             Don't forget Obama rhymes with Osama. - (Silverlock) - (4) - Dec. 13, 2006, 11:25:53 PM EST
                                 Good on ya. - (mmoffitt) - (3) - Dec. 17, 2006, 06:20:25 PM EST
                                     I hope I never get that old - (Silverlock) - (1) - Dec. 18, 2006, 07:39:43 AM EST
                                         Ha! Just noticed your sig change. Excellent choice! - (mmoffitt) - Dec. 18, 2006, 03:36:58 PM EST
                                     Here's your recipe script for___Surprise!! - (Ashton) - Dec. 18, 2006, 03:16:00 PM EST
                     Whom, by the Great Rotating Rod! - (CRConrad) - (6) - Dec. 8, 2006, 04:43:41 PM EST
                         Ack! - (Another Scott) - Dec. 8, 2006, 05:19:52 PM EST
                         Let's do ___ 'It's me!' - (Ashton) - (4) - Dec. 9, 2006, 04:05:36 AM EST
                             "Myself" seems to be replacing "me" and "I" these days. - (Another Scott) - (3) - Dec. 9, 2006, 08:16:28 AM EST
                                 You and Bio are doing what? :) -NT - (jbrabeck) - (1) - Dec. 9, 2006, 10:41:27 AM EST
                                     No, it doesn't involve jazz hands. -NT - (Another Scott) - Dec. 9, 2006, 11:07:43 AM EST
                                 Well.. 'ter' never caught on for 'him-or-her' - (Ashton) - Dec. 9, 2006, 09:28:00 PM EST
             where is he from - (boxley) - (2) - Dec. 7, 2006, 03:23:11 PM EST
                 Wow, that's a first - (drewk) - Dec. 9, 2006, 01:37:19 AM EST
                 From many years ago . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Dec. 9, 2006, 02:40:06 AM EST

You know them Gnomes don't make no good money.
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