Question:
I realize that in at least three of my responses to posts today that I
have got myself completely screwed up using words like "themself",
"themselves". Especially sentences like: You might ask her/him what they
think of themself? themselves? HELP!
I need help from an English grammar teacher or equivalent.
Answer:
Not an English grammar teacher, or necessarily even equivalent. However,
in my professional writing I use the plural they, them, themselves
version: You might ask them what they think of themself? Although I
believe this is still technically considered incorrect. I generally
prefer to try to restructure the sentence/question to avoid this problem
as completely as possible.
The only other useful thing I can offer is, s/he for she/he.
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