What is the difference between he and himself?
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(personal) A male person or animal already known or implied.
* July 18 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/]
A person whose gender is unknown.
(personal) An animal whose gender is unknown.
(lb) The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".
(informal) A male person.
The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
* 1658', The same number in the Hebrew mysteries and Cabalistical accounts was the character of Generation; declared by the Letter '''''He'' , the fifth in their Alphabet — Sir Thomas Browne, ''The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 210)
(label) Him; (the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject)
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(label) He;
* Bible, (w) vii. 14
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, title= The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; "he himself".
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* Sir (1614-1669)
* 1998 , Kirk Jones, Waking Ned , Tomboy films
As pronouns the difference between he and himself
is that he is a male person or animal already known or implied while himself is him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subjectAs a noun he
is the game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".As an abbreviation HE
is his Excellency, Her Excellency.he
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Related to (l).Pronoun
- Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.
Usage notes
* He'' was traditionally used as both a masculine and a gender-neutral pronoun, but since the mid 20th century generic usage has often been considered sexist and limiting.''When Words Collide: A Media Writer's Guide to Grammar and Style'' (2007, ISBN 0495050253) It is deprecated by some style guides, such as ''Wadsworth''.''The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook, 2009 MLA Update Edition'' (ISBN 1439081816), page 81: [A]void using the generic ''he'' or ''him'' when your subject could be either male or female. [...] Sexist:''' Before boarding, each passenger should make certain that he has his ticket. / '''Revised: Before boarding, passengers should make certain that they have their tickets. In place of generic ''he'', writers and speakers may use (m), alternate ''he and (m) as the indefinite person in their work, use the singular (m), or rephrase their sentences to use plural (m).Synonyms
* (person whose gender is unknown) he or she, * (animal whose gender is unknown) itQuotations
* (English Citations of "he")See also
(English personal pronouns)References
Noun
(s)- Alex totally is a he .
Etymology 2
Transliteration of various Semitic letters, such as Phoenician .Alternative forms
* hay * hei * heyNoun
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Pronoun
- The Lord himself shall give you a sign.
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- Yet it is that himselfe had been liberally gratified by his Unkle with militarie rewards, before ever he went to warres.
- With shame remembers, while himself' was one / Of the same herd, ' himself the same had done.
- Dennis: His glass is there and himself is in the toilet.