"Myself and a friend went to the pub"…

No you **** didn’t. It’s “Me”. 90% of the time the correct **** word is **** “me” so just **** say “me” instead of “my-****-self”.

Same applies to yourself and ourself.

That is all.

“A friend and I….”

A friend and I went to the pub?

edit: …and had to stand and wait while CFH and his mate got served at the bar 11 secs before us. 😀

Actually in this case it’s “A friend and I”. You wouldn’t say “Me went to the pub” would you? That’s the rule of how to decide whether to use me or I.

Oh dear!

Me’ssen and us marra, actually

Tis a good point, a friend and I, you do however, get my drift. I just need to wipe the egg off myselfs face now.

Me and You

Worst Englishman/Irishman/Scotsman joke ever.

I personally wouldn’t allow any of you within 50 miles of any of the pubs I frequent, and would take steps to see that you were driven off by the hounds should the thought even cross your mind.

It’s ‘We went t’pub, me an (insert name of friend here)’

If you go to the pub with a friend, then you must know said friend well enough to be able to use his/her name…

cumberlanddan – Member
No you **** didn’t. It’s “Me”. 90% of the time the correct **** word is **** “me” so just **** say “me” instead of “my-****-self”.

Same applies to yourself and ourself.

That is all.

Would yourself just buy a **** round before we all die of thirst 🙂

I was expecting an amusing anecdote, or a joke. Very disappointing.

I’ve never seen this pub so busy at this time of day ….

The use of the word ‘myself’ in that context is a good sign of a throbbing cockwomble. Our health and safety officer uses it all the time – nuff said. I dislike her with such a passion I find myself going out on a limb to endanger myself just to be contrary.

If the sentence doesn’t make sense with one party removed then it is the incorrect reference.

Missus is a Literacy Coordinator / Teacher at a primary school

Yes, it should be “A friend and I went to the pub…” for two reasons:

You would say: “I went to the pub” not: “myself went to the pub” or: “me went to the pub”.

You should give your companion precedence in the sentence.

Normally it’s people trying to show off and use “… and I” when it should be “…and me” when referring to someone else and oneself.
Use we/us – much easier, and you can’t screw up.

But post #1 is a grade A rofl.

What did yourself and your friend have to drink at the pub ?

Myself had a creme de menthe and coke and hisself had a Dubonnet and limeade.

You see op the problem I have with this story is that I find it hard to believe that you have any friends to go to the pub with. I put it to you that you went to the pub alone, that the friend is a figment of your imagination, that in fact you always drink alone, propped up at the bar boring the staff to death with your endlessly repeated criticisms of anything and everything and your prognosis that the country is going to the dogs and that standards are in an unstoppable downward spiral. I put it to you that the only other people who ever talk to you in the pub are the other sad lonely middle aged men who also while away their afternoons with a pint and a newspaper with the reading age of a 7 year old. I put it to you that even the Brexit result hasn’t made you happy, you voted for it but it reminds you again of the divorce 12 years ago and your wife leaving you for a photocopier salesman called Brian. You should be a free man now but you are still haunted by images of his fat sweaty face as he fumbled in your wife’s knickers in the back of his Ford Mondeo and you cant stop thinking about whether he took of his string backed driver gloves or whether that’s what drove her wild with desire for him.

Of course I may have read too much into it and maybe you are starting to get over things. Anyway I wish you all the very best

Regards

Brian

Me and a mate happened to end up in the same pub at the same time, there was no planning or collusion and I’d only popped in to use the toilet. Get your story straight before staggering home in your work gear at midnight 🙂

more importantly, were you going out? or out out?

One retired to one’s Club in the company of a trusty companion?

Should you have any queries or questions then please do not hesitate in contacting myself.

This is my subordinate at work’s email signature. It makes me want to murder him, but he’s 30 stone.

avdave2- I have no idea what that’s about but it tickled me.

Must admit I use “yourself” a lot. I just like how it feels in the mouth, it’s got a pleasingly casual feel that “you” often doesn’t.

It’s just one of those english language evolution things, the only languages that don’t constantly change are the ones nobody uses, and if yourself is being arsey about it, I-and-I do not care

It makes me want to murder him, but he’s 30 stone.

You’d need help disposing of his body and you’d both work up a mighty thirst .

Yourself and your friend could go down the pub afterwards.

Must admit I use “yourself” a lot.

I thought yourself were better than that. 😥

avdave2 – that all sounds a bit like projection. Got some issues yourself needs to get off your chest?

munrobiker – exactly the sort of drivel I’m talking about. ****.

Northwind – I think that’s where it started – using “you” might seem a bit confrontational in some circumstances so people started chickening out and saying “yourself”, which has bled over into myself. It’s not evolution of language though, it’s just shite!

I think the “yourself” is a Scottish-ism. I have been asked in all seriousness “so how do you feel, yourself then?” Its all about where you put the comma, was my response. I think it is an attempt to sound a bit more educated, likes.

avdave2- I have no idea what that’s about but it tickled me.

I’ve no idea either but I felt we all felt cheated of the story that cumberlanddan’s thread title promised, and as for projection not at all, he isn’t even called Brian.

think the “yourself” is a Scottish-ism.

should be “yersel” then.

As in Gaun yersel!

Yourself and your friend could go down the pub afterwards.

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hels – Member

I think the “yourself” is a Scottish-ism

Hels is right. Therefore anyone criticising myself for saying yourself is oppressing ourselves.

OTOH if you’re not Scottish you needs to speak proper.

Northwind, the correct plural for “yourself” is “yourselfs”. At least it is in my office…

Only god can judge me!

Clipboard stealer !

So what’s the verdict on “persons”?