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Hello teacher,I often hear people using itself in place of only, so are these correct ?"He itself had given me the number.'''He itself agreed to it."Thank you.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

tostyle unI often hear people using itself in place of only

This is not likely. You must be hearing it incorrectly.

tostyle un"He itself had given me the number.'''He itself agreed to it."

Those are both wrong. The reflexive must agree with the subject, thus:

I, myself / you, yourself / he, himself / she, herself / it, itself
we, ourselves / you, yourselves / they, themselves

it itself is rarely used. The word 'it' is replaced by some inanimate object or abstract idea, thus:

the book itself, the table itself, truth itself, tradition itself

CJ

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