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Oneself vs One's self

Both 'oneself' and 'one's self' are correct, but 'oneself' is more commonly used in English. 'Oneself' is a reflexive pronoun that means 'a person's self' and is used to refer to the person speaking or writing. 'One's self' is less common and may be used for emphasis or clarity in formal writing.

Last updated: April 09, 2024 • 218 views

Oneself

This is a correct and commonly used reflexive pronoun in English.

'Oneself' is a reflexive pronoun that means 'a person's self' and is used to refer to the person speaking or writing.

Examples:

  • One must take care of oneself.
  • She did it all by oneself.
  • It is important to be true to oneself.
  • He knows oneself better than anyone else.
  • Oneself is the best judge of one's actions.
  • Sensitivity to heal anything, but oneself.
  • To expose oneself to an inferior.
  • Sometimes, one barely understands oneself.
  • Ones friends seem always better than oneself.
  • To recognize those in front is to also distinguish Oneself from the rest.
  • Week 51: Dedicating Oneself to Serving the Will of Good
  • Then, follows a study of Oneself from one's own consciousness, essence, soul embryo, buddhata.
  • Taking Oneself as an Example There is a Tibetan saying that says you should take yourself as an example in not harming others.
  • 2264 Love toward oneself remains a fundamental principle of morality.
  • To understand oneself profoundly, one needs balance.
  • Fear implies the existence of something apart from oneself.
  • Forgiving means withholding oneself against someone's violation.
  • Talking about oneself, one always finds something to say.
  • One has such a different idea of oneself.
  • On can only count on oneself!
  • Security can be found only by looking into oneself.
  • And clear is only that which one formulates against oneself.
  • Detachment from reality, putting oneself and others in danger, childlike regression.
  • One absolutely must have something other than theater, between oneself and death.
  • Oneself, my nerves are fine.

Alternatives:

  • myself
  • yourself
  • himself
  • herself
  • itself

One's self

This is a correct form but less commonly used in English.

'One's self' is a less common form of the reflexive pronoun 'oneself' and may be used for emphasis or clarity in formal writing.

Examples:

  • One must be true to one's self.
  • It is important to take care of one's self.
  • One's self is the best judge of one's actions.
  • One should always be true to one's self.
  • It is essential to know oneself and be true to one's self.
  • Real power comes from being true to one's self.
  • An undying devotion to a cause greater than one's self...
  • Dance as a creative expression of one's self and one's personality.
  • The expression of this distress grows in a violent scream to affirm one's self or to look for an answer.
  • He consistently is open to new approaches and champions being one's self.
  • Or maybe it's something I've come to believe as I've gotten older... that a life lived only for one's self is empty.
  • To win consistently means, at some point, being willing to acknowledge one's self as the front-runner.
  • PAUL:. I think it's all about 'integrity: the ability to truly love and honor one's self by honoring others.
  • This is the choice made (usually unconsciously) to consider one's self as being a victim.
  • Capacity to think for one's self is, however, the real boon.
  • Having good taste with ones makeup can not only augment beauty but also provide another way to show one's self.
  • One should know one's Self with one's own eye of wisdom.
  • The experience of self-conscious evaluation of one's self is never an attribute of a mere machine.
  • The first dynamic is the urge toward existence as one's self.
  • Obviously, we should not be trigger happy vigilantes killing anyone who gives us a dirty look (2261-2262). But then, the Catechism goes on to explain that the fundamental principle of morality is love and preservation of one's self (2264).
  • To deny one's past is to deny one's self.
  • Tulving's work with KC highlighted the central importance of episodic memory for the subjective experience of one's self in time, an ability he dubbed "autonoetic consciousness".
  • Also with "correctio fraterna", it is necessary to develop the gift of one's self more and more in the face of an ever insufficient capacity to live.
  • I know firsthand how disconcerting it can be to take a cold, hard look at one's self, and you, of all people...
  • One must find the means to be honest with one's self and to accommodate one's needs while living in a world that discourages self-awareness and honesty.

Alternatives:

  • oneself
  • myself
  • yourself
  • himself
  • herself

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