- It is myself. [Myself = I myself.]
- You are hardly yourself to-day.
In poetry and older English, the intensives are even found as subjects: as,—“Ourself will mingle with society” (Macbeth).
129. The intensive pronouns should not be used as simple personal pronouns.
Thus we should say:—“He was kind to Mary and me” (NOT myself); “They invited my wife and me (NOT myself).”
ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS
130. Some words are used either as adjectives or as pronouns. Such words are called adjective pronouns.
Adjective pronouns are classified, according to their meaning, as (1) demonstrative pronouns and (2) indefinite pronouns.
I. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
131. The demonstratives are this (plural, these), that (plural, those). They point out persons or things for special attention.
The demonstratives may be used either as adjectives or as pronouns.