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Oneself vs Ownself - What's the difference?

oneself | ownself |

As pronouns the difference between oneself and ownself

is that oneself is the person, previously mentioned while ownself is own self (emphatic usage.

oneself

English

Pronoun

  • The person, previously mentioned.
    • One can teach oneself to do this.
  • A person's self - a general form of himself, herself or yourself
    • Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous.

    Usage notes

    This pronoun can be used for emphasis or to make a verb reflexive.

    Synonyms

    * one's self

    Derived terms

    * be oneself * by oneself

    See also

    (English personal pronouns)

    See also

    * * self English third person pronouns

    ownself

    English

    Pronoun

    (head)
  • own self (emphatic usage )