Paul92 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
'yourself' or 'yourselves'?
Dick : Hi, Henry. How are you feeling?
Henry : Much better, thank you. How nice of you to visit me.
Dick : How is your arm?
Henry : It’s just a slight fracture and will heal soon. However, I won’t be
able to play volley-ball for another month.
Dick : Oh, dear. That means you won’t be able to take part in the
Inter-School Match next month.
Henry : It looks like it.
Dick : Without you, we have only a very slim chance of winning.
Henry : Don’t underestimate yourself/yourselves. I’m sure you’ll win if you try.
Should the third word in the last line be yourself or yourselves?
I have asked the teachers at my school about this matter, and they are discussing about what it should be.
Those who say 'yourself' say so because according to them, this is a conversation between 2 people.
Those who say 'yourselves' say so because according to them, 'yourself' refers to the whole team.(read: 9th line, 'Without you, we have only a very slim chance of winning.')
Please help me out on this matter.
Henry : Much better, thank you. How nice of you to visit me.
Dick : How is your arm?
Henry : It’s just a slight fracture and will heal soon. However, I won’t be
able to play volley-ball for another month.
Dick : Oh, dear. That means you won’t be able to take part in the
Inter-School Match next month.
Henry : It looks like it.
Dick : Without you, we have only a very slim chance of winning.
Henry : Don’t underestimate yourself/yourselves. I’m sure you’ll win if you try.
Should the third word in the last line be yourself or yourselves?
I have asked the teachers at my school about this matter, and they are discussing about what it should be.
Those who say 'yourself' say so because according to them, this is a conversation between 2 people.
Those who say 'yourselves' say so because according to them, 'yourself' refers to the whole team.(read: 9th line, 'Without you, we have only a very slim chance of winning.')
Please help me out on this matter.
Top answer
i should say : yourselves in my logic, there's two people talking, one of them sick and can't play with the team, and the phrase Don’t underestimate yourself/yourselves. I’m sure you’ll win if you try is said to the whole team, the other one has seen a little chance in winning, but the sick one replied to him, u well win without me, the team will win without me if u try hard, so don't underestimate yourselves ...
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i should say :yourselves
in my logic, there's two people talking, one of them sick and can't play with the team, and the phrase Don’t underestimate yourself/yourselves. I’m sure you’ll win if you try is said to the whole team, the other one has seen a little chance in winning, but the sick one replied to him, u well win without me, the team will win without me if u t
in my logic, there's two people talking, one of them sick and can't play with the team, and the phrase Don’t underestimate yourself/yourselves. I’m sure you’ll win if you try is said to the whole team, the other one has seen a little chance in winning, but the sick one replied to him, u well win without me, the team will win without me if u t
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-- Without you, we have only a very slim chance of winning
-- Don’t underestimate yourselves.
CJ
-- Don’t underestimate yourselves.
CJ
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