Nobody is expected to do all the work himself. vs Nobody is expected to do all the work themselves.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. The first phrase 'nobody is expected to do all the work himself.' uses 'himself' because 'nobody' is singular. The second phrase 'nobody is expected to do all the work themselves.' uses 'themselves' because it refers to 'all the work,' which is plural.

Last updated: March 27, 2024

Nobody is expected to do all the work himself.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to 'nobody' as a singular entity, so 'himself' is the appropriate reflexive pronoun to use.

Examples:

Nobody is expected to do all the work himself. It's a team effort.
Nobody should have to carry the burden all by himself.

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Of course, you'll have to do all the work.
Throwing parties and hiring people to do all the work.
It sounds like you're trying to get us to do all the work.
I'm just telling you now, if we do have kids, don't expect me to do all the work.
And so Ella was left to do all the work.
Grandma had a stroke, so we have to do all the work ourselves.
He gets to do all the work, and you still get to be Sports Guy.
Except he got bald and fat and she has to do all the work.
Then I don't have to do all the work.
Why do we have to do all the work?
I was in my nice temperature- controlled office having some "me" time, and I was suddenly dragged out here to do all the work while you look for truffles.
And basically it's on me to do all the work.
Me, I'll have to do all the work.
It grew so big it began to do all the work and the creature didn't bother about the jaw.
You can't expect me to do all the work now, can you?
And let me guess, you expect me to do all the work?
You got to stand there and read at Sodom and Gomorrah. I had to do all the work.
We can't leave Kazuya to do all the work alone
You don't fight, you don't get hurt, you want me to do all the work.
Who'll have to do all the work?

Alternatives:

Nobody is expected to do all the work on his own.
Nobody is expected to do all the work by himself.

Nobody is expected to do all the work themselves.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to 'all the work,' which is plural, so 'themselves' is the appropriate reflexive pronoun to use.

Examples:

Nobody is expected to do all the work themselves. They can delegate tasks.
Nobody should have to do all the work themselves.

Show examples from the web [+]

Of course, you'll have to do all the work.
Throwing parties and hiring people to do all the work.
It sounds like you're trying to get us to do all the work.
I'm just telling you now, if we do have kids, don't expect me to do all the work.
And so Ella was left to do all the work.
Grandma had a stroke, so we have to do all the work ourselves.
He gets to do all the work, and you still get to be Sports Guy.
Except he got bald and fat and she has to do all the work.
Then I don't have to do all the work.
Why do we have to do all the work?
I was in my nice temperature- controlled office having some "me" time, and I was suddenly dragged out here to do all the work while you look for truffles.
And basically it's on me to do all the work.
Me, I'll have to do all the work.
It grew so big it began to do all the work and the creature didn't bother about the jaw.
You can't expect me to do all the work now, can you?
And let me guess, you expect me to do all the work?
You got to stand there and read at Sodom and Gomorrah. I had to do all the work.
We can't leave Kazuya to do all the work alone
You don't fight, you don't get hurt, you want me to do all the work.
Who'll have to do all the work?

Alternatives:

Nobody is expected to do all the work on their own.
Nobody is expected to do all the work by themselves.

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Nobody is expected to do all the work himself. vs Nobody is expected to do all the work themselves.