Just thought of a third thing…
April 22, 2008
When a person uses the pronoun “myself” to refer to him/herself.
Example: I got an email from my supervisor today that said, “If you have any questions please see Rob or myself.”
I have to admit, I don’t know when it is appropriate to use “myself” instead of “me.” All I know is that it sounds stupid, and I hate it. She wouldn’t have said, “If you have any questions, please see myself.” … right? So how come when another person is included in the sentence, “me” becomes “myself?” I don’t get it.
This probably wouldn’t annoy me as much if I didn’t hate my job like cats hate baths.
Myself is used when it’s being used reflexively. “I decided to remove myself from the competition to be the Cubs 5th starter.”
What she did was just poor grammar. So, obviously, you should knock her on the skull with a tack hammer. I find that people love it when you correct them on usage, especially via email. It wins friends. Accumulates accolades. People throw ticker tape parades for grammarians all the time — did you see the one in New York City last week? But most of all, good grammar gets the ladies.
Wait, what?