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#2 (permalink) Thu May 22, 2008 19:10 pm Is this sentence all right? |
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Hi,
Why say that in the first place? Surely the sister knows that already!
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#5 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 20:21 pm I myself am + adjective or noun? |
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Hi Nessie,
Have you ever come across such a sentence? I mean, have you read a text where this phrase occurred or have you heard somebody use this phrase? _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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#6 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 20:37 pm I myself am + adjective or noun? |
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Nessie is Vietnamese. I myself am American.
The word 'myself' can be used for emphasis. . |
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#7 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 23:25 pm I myself am + adjective or noun? |
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"I myself" is fine.
Here's an interesting example:
I myself I reckon she'll go back to London, because she's got absolutely nothing left to give here. |
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#8 (permalink) Sat May 24, 2008 1:48 am I myself am + adjective or noun? |
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| Is the second 'I' a repetition of the first? |
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#9 (permalink) Sat May 24, 2008 4:45 am I myself am + adjective or noun? |
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| Torsten wrote: |
Hi Nessie,
Have you ever come across such a sentence? I mean, have you read a text where this phrase occurred or have you heard somebody use this phrase? |
=> That's why I ask this question, Torsten. I know it's all right according to grammar rules, but I've never come across it, so I wonder if people ever use it. (You know, I often hear "I am lazy myself", and not "I myself am lazy", so...)
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Nessie is Vietnamese. I myself am American.
The word 'myself' can be used for emphasis. |
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=> Thanks a lot, Amy I know "myself" can be used for emphasis, I just find the sentence a bit strange, so I wonder if it is used frequently.
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"I myself" is fine.
Here's an interesting example:
I myself I reckon she'll go back to London, because she's got absolutely nothing left to give here. |
I know "I myself" is all right, Molly. I just find it strange when going with the verb "be". By the way, should we omit the second "I" in your sentence?
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#10 (permalink) Sat May 24, 2008 11:40 am I myself am + adjective or noun? |
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| Haihao wrote: |
| Is the second 'I' a repetition of the first? |
I think the "I reckon" acts as a discourse marker there. Similar to "Personally, I think..."
I myself, I think... (discourse marker?)
Different?
I myself have been to ... many times |
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#11 (permalink) Sat May 24, 2008 12:22 pm I myself am + adjective or noun? |
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| Thank you, Molly, for the tip. |
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#13 (permalink) Sun May 25, 2008 11:01 am I myself am + adjective or noun? |
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| no results is OK and I myself I reckon is OK as well though a little awkward. |
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#15 (permalink) Sun May 25, 2008 15:51 pm I myself am + adjective or noun? |
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Hi Molly, I somehow find that discourse marker so strange. I made a search in the BNC and found no results for "I myself, I think"
Many thanks Nessie P.S: Should I say "results" or "result" in the above sentence? |
There are two for "I myself I", with no comma.
I'd use "results" in that context. |
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