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You are here: Home / real estate grammar / Are YOU making this jarring grammar mistake with the word “myself?”

Are YOU making this jarring grammar mistake with the word “myself?”

March 6, 2015 by Marte Cliff

Aaarrrgg! I just saw it again, and this time in an invitation written by a copywriter!

She said “Please join myself and (name) for a free seminar…”

No, no, no! “Myself”is not a subject word and it’s not an object word. Myself is a reflexive pronoun, which means you ONLY use it when you’re referring back to yourself as the subject of a sentence.

For instance:I can't believe a copywriter did that

  • I cooked dinner for myself.
  • Speaking for myself,…
  • I enjoy spending time by myself.
  • I entertained myself with a good book.
  • I taught myself how to play the piano.

It is always incorrect to use “myself” as a subject or object, and yet… people do this ALL the time when they add another person to the mix. For instance:

  • Please join Joe and myself.
  • Please call Sally or myself.
  • Harry and myself will be looking forward to hearing from you.

You can see how ridiculous it sounds when you take that other person away…

  • Please join myself.
  • Please call myself.
  • Myself will be looking forward to hearing from you.

Did you catch the other glaring error in that copywriter’s message? 

It rates right up there with the one I used to hear in high school: “Me and Sally are going to the movies.”

She put herself ahead of her partner. While proper grammar says pronouns come ahead of nouns in a list, when the pronoun is “I” or “me” the rules of etiquette trump the rules of grammar. You always say “Harry and I” if you’re the subject or “Harry and me” if  you’re the object.

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About Marte Cliff

Marte Cliff is a professional real estate copywriter with a past - as a real estate agent and then owner/broker. She understands the real estate business, the challenges agents face, and the wants, needs, and fears that real estate clients face. She also understands the psychology of marketing.

When not writing, Marte enjoys reading, gardening, visiting with friends and family, and spending time with her canine companions. She enjoys life in a quiet mountain valley with wildlife as her nearest neighbors.

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