Unit 57. myself/yourself/himself etc.

I	->	me	->	myself	I	looked at	myself.
he		him		himself	He		himself.
she		her		herself	She		herself.
you		you		yourself.	You		yourself.	(one person)
you		you		yourselves.	You		yourselves.	(two or more people)
we		us		ourselves	We		ourselves
they		them		themselves	They		themselves

- I cut myself with a knife. (not ‘I cut me’)
- She fell off her bicycle but she didn't hurt herself.
- Do you sometimes talk to yourself when you are alone?
- If you want some more food, help yourselves.
- Did they pay for themselves or did you pay for them?
- ‘Did you all have a nice time?’ ‘Yes, we enjoyed ourselves.’

by myself/by yourself etc. = alone

- I went on holiday by myself. (= I went on holiday alone.)
- She wasn't with her friends. She was by herself.

-selves and each other

- I looked at myself and Tom looked at himself. = We looked at ourselves (in the mirror). but I looked at Tom and he looked at me. = We looked at each other.
- Jill and Ann are good friends. They know each other very well. (= Jill knows Ann and Ann knows Jill.) - Paul and I live near each other. (= Paul lives near me and I live near him.)

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