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In business email, does it sound mature if using "myself" instead of using "me" or "I"?
For example, "Ken and myself will go there." Instead of "Ken and me will go there," or "Ken and I will go there,"
In business email, does it sound mature if using "myself" instead of using "me" or "I"?
For example, "Ken and myself will go there." Instead of "Ken and me will go there," or "Ken and I will go there,"
For example, "Ken and myself will go there." Instead of "Ken and me will go there," or "Ken and I will go there,"
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- English (US)
Take out the words "Ken and" and then see if it sounds natural. Both "myself will go there" and "me will go there" are incorrect and sound unnatural. So the correct sentence is "Ken and I will go there".
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Is there way to avoid to sound selfish using "myself"?
- English (US)
Myself is fine if used correctly. I believe it's similar to 自分 in Japanese.
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