LL-L "Grammar" 2003.02.28 (08) [E]

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From: Ian James Parsley <parsleyij at yahoo.com>
Subject: Grammar

Criostoir,

Just go by what people actually write and we'll all be
friends! I never mentioned 'bad' or 'wrong', and would
never do so. Thanks for your note on this.

[You wrote]
> yourself and Ed...

Unwittingly perhaps you've come up with the other
example I was coming to - the reflexive form used as
direct or oblique personal pronoun. Likewise, where
this would be marked 'incorrect' in Standard English,
it is a perfectly normal and acceptable way of
providing emphasis in informal writing and speech.

It is, of course, particularly well-known in Ireland,
where additionally it is very common to use the
third-person reflexive form to refer to someone of
importance - 'Is himself [the man of the house] in?',
'Herself [The wife, Mother] wouldn't like me doing
that.'

Best regards,

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Ian James Parsley
www.ianjamesparsley.net
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JOY - "Jesus, Others, You"

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