OF THE ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS.
Adjective pronouns partake of the nature of both pronouns and adjectives. They may be subdivided into four sorts: the possessive, the distributive, the demonstrative, and the indefinite.
The possessive pronouns are those which imply possession or property. Of these there are seven; namely, my, thy, his, her, our, your, their.
The word self is added to possessives; as, myself, yourself, “Says I to myself, says I.” Self is also sometimes used with personal pronouns; as, himself, itself, themselves. His self is a common, but not a proper expression.
SELF-ESTEEM.
The distributive are three: each, every, either; they denote the individual persons or things separately, which, when taken together, make up a number.
Each is used when two or more persons or things are mentioned singly; as, “each of the Catos;” “each of the Browns.”
Every relates to one out of several; as, “Every mare is a horse, but every horse is not a mare.”
Either refers to one out of two; as,