How to spell myself

hear it/,maɪ'sɛlf/pronounRules and real life

What it means: Referring to oneself, often for emphasis.

In a sentence: I made a drawing all by myself.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as my self or myslef.

Same family: my, yourself, himself, herself, myself-confidence. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Myself is a compound of the possessive pronoun 'my' and the noun 'self.' This pattern is also used in other English reflexive pronouns like 'yourself,' 'himself,' and 'herself.'

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