myself / my own

myself / my own

So, more questions from the internet. This next one from Italy. I was asking about myself, or my own way. can we use myself, when can use my own? What’s the difference? So the easy answer is they mean the same thing. I mean I’m alone. I’m without other people. But, the difference is the preposition to start with. A gun at a party. she doesn’t have her friends. She’s alone. She can say one of two things. I’m on my own. or I’m by myself. so, notice the preposition is different.

With the meaning is the same. She’s alone. No other people. but, let’s look at another example. Yes, they both mean alone. Without other people. but, it can also mean without help from other people. Let’s look at this example. if you say, I study English by myself or I study English on my own. Yet, they could mean the same thing. but, both of them could mean two different things. Remember alone what without help from other people. So, to say this it could mean alone.

I study English by myself. No other people in the class or it could mean without help in this case without help from a teacher I study alone. Just me and no help from anyone else. But, to look at them separately, we can use my own to add emphasis to the fact that it’s your possession. so, for example, you buy a car. I bought it with my own money. no one else’s money. My self, is like a reflexive. for example, you wouldn’t say, oh no I spilled wine on me. You would say oh no I spilled wine on myself. So, my self would replace me if you in fact are the subject and the object. I hope that answers your question. Ciao.