2021-04-01
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด Y - yourself & yourselves
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง yourself = ‘yoor-SELF’ or ‘yawr’ or ‘yohr’ or ‘yer’
ออกเสียง yourselves = yoor-SELVS’
Dictionary of Problem Words in English
yourself & yourselves
These are reflexive or intensive pronouns (give yourself a chance)
They are not always interchangeablewith you.
Don’t say “My wife plans to write to Mary and yourself”;
substitute you for yourself.
In “I’m hoping that the Smiths and yourselveswill vote today,”
Substitute you for yourselves.
Say “You (notyourself) and your friends are welcome.”
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Yourself & yourselves
When you is the subject of a verb and refers to one person,
you use yourself as the object of the verb
or of a preposition in the clause to refer to the same person.
Are you feeding yourself properly?
You're making a fool of yourself.
When you refers to more than one person,
you use yourselves as the object of the verb or preposition.
I hope you both behaved yourselves.
Are you looking after yourselves?
Yourself and yourselves are often used in imperative structures.
Control yourself.
Please help yourselves to another drink.
Yourself and yourselves can also be used
to emphasize the subject of a clause.
You don't even know it yourself.
You must sort this out yourselves.
If you do something yourself,
you do it without any help from anyone else.
Did you write this yourself?
When you are using you to refer to people in general,
the reflexive form is yourself, not 'yourselves'.
If you find yourself in debt you must start dealing with it immediately.
