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by herself, only herself, on her own? #1 (permalink) Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:02 am   by herself, only herself, on her own?
 

tell me please which one is correct: she was sitting at home ...
by herself, only herself, on her own, or other. P.S. the meaning is that none esle was in.
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by herself, only herself, on her own? #2 (permalink) Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:42 am   by herself, only herself, on her own?
 

She was sitting at home by herself.
She was sitting at home on her own.
She was sitting alone at home.
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by herself, only herself, on her own? #3 (permalink) Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:31 pm   by herself, only herself, on her own?
 

Beeesneees,
1. She was sitting at home by herself.
2. She was sitting at home on her own.
3. She was sitting alone at home.
Do #1 and #2 mean #3?
Can I not say:
4. She was sitting alone at home by herself.
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by herself, only herself, on her own? #4 (permalink) Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:36 pm   by herself, only herself, on her own?
 

The first three all mean the same.
The fourth contains a redundancy. You don't need 'alone' and 'by herself'.
You can also say:
She was sitting at home, alone.
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by herself, only herself, on her own? #5 (permalink) Sun Jan 15, 2012 14:48 pm   by herself, only herself, on her own?
 

ok, thank you all, guys, i decided that "she was sitting alone at home" is the best one. D:
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