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'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine'



 
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'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine' #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:48 am   'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine'
 

Hi

Could you please tell me which one of the following sentences is correct and natural? If someone is suffering from something, say 'damaged kidney', how would he explain the situation to a friend?

1- In this regard (kidney problem),I have to take special care of me.
2- In this regard, I have to take special care of mine.

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'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine' #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:15 am   'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine'
 

What about this, Tom? Rolling Eyes

In this connection, I have to take special care of myself
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'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine' #3 (permalink) Thu Mar 22, 2007 16:25 pm   'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine'
 

Hi Tom

You could use 'mine' only if it clearly refers back to 'my kidneys' (in the previous sentence).
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'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine' #4 (permalink) Thu Mar 22, 2007 18:12 pm   'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine'
 

Yankee wrote:
Hi Tom

You could use 'mine' only if it clearly refers back to 'my kidneys' (in the previous sentence).


Oops!! Shocked

What's wrong with me? Shocked

Please see my revised question--I never meant mine! Maybe workload!

Quote:
1- In this regard, I have to take special care of me.
2- In this regard, I have to take special care of myself.


Me or myself?

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'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine' #5 (permalink) Thu Mar 22, 2007 21:26 pm   'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine'
 

Hi Tom,

It's got to be reflexive I ..... myself.

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'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine' #6 (permalink) Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:38 am   'I have to take special care of me' vs 'I have to take special care of mine'
 

Alan wrote:
Hi Tom,

It's got to be reflexive I ..... myself.

A


Many thanks, Alan

One more question:

If you see somewhere written:

'I have to take special care of me"


Would the sentence strike you as unnatural and incorrect? Or you wouldn't notice it even?

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