theirselves

theirselves
pronoun plural Date: 14th century chiefly dialect themselves

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  • theirselves — • They talked amongst theirselves until my mother stood there fiction website, BrE 2005 [OEC]. This is non standard for themselves, and arises from the tendency to regard self as a noun needing a possessive pronoun to qualify it; this is… …   Modern English usage

  • theirselves — their·selves (thâr sĕlvzʹ) also their·self ( sĕlfʹ) pron. Chiefly Southern & South Midland U.S. Themselves. See note at hisself. * * * …   Universalium

  • theirselves — pronoun [third person plural] dialect form of themselves …   English new terms dictionary

  • theirselves — their·selves …   English syllables

  • theirselves — thərˈselvz, ther , tha(a)r , eu̇vz pronoun Etymology: obsolete English theirself themselves (from Middle English, from their + self) + English es substandard …   Useful english dictionary

  • theirself / theirselves / themself / themselves —    Only themselves is correct as a reflexive or emphatic pronoun: They gave themselves all the credit for the rescue …   Confused words

  • theirself / theirselves / themself / themselves —    Only themselves is correct as a reflexive or emphatic pronoun: They gave themselves all the credit for the rescue …   Confused words

  • theirself / theirselves / themself / themselves —    Only themselves is correct as a reflexive or emphatic pronoun: They gave themselves all the credit for the rescue …   Confused words

  • theirself / theirselves / themself / themselves —    Only themselves is correct as a reflexive or emphatic pronoun: They gave themselves all the credit for the rescue …   Confused words

  • Reflexive pronoun — Herself redirects here. For the toy elf, see Herself the Elf. Himself redirects here. For other uses, see Himself (disambiguation). Oneself redirects here. For the hip hop artist, see Oneself (artist). Ourselves redirects here. For the 1988 punk… …   Wikipedia

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