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I find myself asking myself... #1 (permalink) Thu Aug 14, 2008 14:44 pm   I find myself asking myself...		  
Hi,

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I find myself asking myself the same question too.


Is there any other way to say the above sentence so as not to use the word "myself" twice?

I think if we drop the second "myself" the meaning will differ.

Thanks,
Cantik
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I find myself asking myself... #2 (permalink) Thu Aug 14, 2008 15:08 pm   I find myself asking myself...		  
Hi Si,

You could say 'I couldn't help but ask myself...'. There'd be a rather subtle difference in meaning.
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I find myself asking myself... #3 (permalink) Thu Aug 14, 2008 15:18 pm   I find myself asking myself...		  
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I'd generally use a bare infinitive after "couldn't help but":

"I couldn't help but ask myself ..."
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I find myself asking myself... #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 14, 2008 15:20 pm   I find myself asking myself...		  
Oops, typo. Just edited.
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I find myself asking myself... #5 (permalink) Thu Aug 14, 2008 15:28 pm   I find myself asking myself...		  
I think that sounds better. Thanks, though I wonder what the typo was.
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I find myself asking myself... #6 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:08 am   I find myself asking myself...		  
siCantikManis wrote:
Hi,

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I find myself asking myself the same question too.


Is there any other way to say the above sentence so as not to use the word "myself" twice?

I think if we drop the second "myself" the meaning will differ.

Thanks,
Cantik


Actually, if you drop the second "myself" it works just fine. Generally if you look at the bigger picture, it will be understood that the person is asking him/herself, and not running around asking everybody else. So yeah, just drop the second "myself" and the meaning doesn't really change at all in my opinion.
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I find myself asking myself... #7 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:32 am   I find myself asking myself...		  
I kinda figured that out myself, later on. Thanks!
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