Friday, February 19, 2016
Check out this and tell me what is wrong with it:
"The footballers were so frustrated that they began to fight themselves, just because they lost the match."
CAUTION: That is incorrect to say!
Most people say "themselves" in certain expressions when they should actually say "one another"/"each other".
If more than two, you fight "one another". That means A fighting B; C fighting D, and like that.
e.g. The footballers were so frustrated that they began to fight one another, just because they lost the match. (not "themselves") .
When you say "...fight themselves", you mean A fighting himself; B fighting himself and like that.
Do you see how meaningless that would be?
Caution, please.
Yes sir
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