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What is the difference between ourself and ourselves?

ourself | ourselves |

As pronouns the difference between ourself and ourselves

is that ourself is the reflexive of the editorial or royal we; myself as used by a writer or speaker who would refer to himself in the nominative case as we. (Normally, the reflexive case of we is ourselves) while ourselves is us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.

ourself

English

Pronoun

(English Pronouns)
  • The reflexive of the editorial or royal we; myself as used by a writer or speaker who would refer to himself in the nominative case as we''. (Normally, the reflexive case of ''we ''is ''ourselves ).
  • * Charles Dickens
    • Without in any way committing ourself upon this point, we have merely to observe, that we are ready to receive sealed offers containing a full specification of age, temper, appearance, and condition

    Anagrams

    * English first person pronouns

    ourselves

    English

    Pronoun

  • (reflexive) us;
    • We should keep this for ourselves .
  • (emphatic) we;
    • We did it ourselves .

    See also

    (English personal pronouns)

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