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Is "myself" redundant?

 
 
Reply Mon 14 Jun, 2021 09:04 pm
I am not a native speaker myself.

Is "myself" redundant?

Thanks!
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tanguatlay
 
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Reply Tue 15 Jun, 2021 07:42 am
Please help.
Mame
 
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Reply Tue 15 Jun, 2021 08:07 am
@tanguatlay,
Well, it is and it isn't. It's a common usage.

It isn't when you have been speaking of someone else who is or isn't a native speaker. "Fred's first language is English, but I'm not a native speaker myself."

It is when you use it for emphasis, but as I said, it's commonly used.

Hope that helps.



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hightor
 
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Reply Tue 15 Jun, 2021 08:10 am
@tanguatlay,
No, that usage is proper. But reflexive pronouns like "myself" are only used when the context requires a certain emphasis on the subject.

If someone asks a direct question, "Are you a native speaker?" it would be unnecessary to add "myself", you could just say "I am not a native speaker." But if someone pointed out differences in pronunciation among a group of people it would be quite natural to say "I am not a native speaker myself."

Just make sure never to use "myself" as the subject.
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izzythepush
 
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Reply Tue 15 Jun, 2021 09:31 am
It’s spoken English, and if you expect grammatical accuracy in spoken English you’re making a rod for your own back.

There’s dialect, idiom, slang and sheer bloody mindedness coming into play.
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