Yourself vs Theeself - What's the difference?
yourself | theeself |
(reflexive) Your own self (singular).
You (singular); .
Your usual, normal, or true self.
(archaic) yourself
* {{quote-book, year=1874, author=Benj. N. Martin, title=Choice Specimens of American Literature, And Literary Reader, chapter=, edition=
, passage=There was a will, friend, a true and lawful last will and testament of thee deceased uncle, in which theeself and thee cousin was made the sole heirs of the same. }}
* {{quote-book, year=1880, author=Henry Woodcock, title=The Hero of the Humber, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Does thou think anybody but theeself would jump overboard a night like this? }}
As pronouns the difference between yourself and theeself
is that yourself is (reflexive) your own self (singular) while theeself is (archaic) yourself.As a noun yourself
is your usual, normal, or true self.yourself
English
Pronoun
- Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself .
- You yourself know that what you wrote was wrong.
See also
(English personal pronouns)Noun
(yourselves)- After a good night's sleep you'll feel like yourself again.
theeself
English
Pronoun
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