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"Your only competition is YOU" OR "Your only competition is YOURSELF" Which one is grammatically correct? Thank you in advance!
2024년 9월 16일 오후 12:00
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The natural phrases are: You are your only competition. Your only competition is you yourself. Your suggestions sound a little awkward but would be understood.
2024년 9월 17일
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They're both grammatically correct. The second one sounds more matter-of-fact and the first one sounds more marketingy.
2024년 9월 16일
“Yourself” sounds more taught
2024년 9월 17일
Both are valid. The first is blunt & snappy. The second is a smoother, more educated way of speaking.
2024년 9월 16일
Both words are needed when you use "yourself": "Your only competition is you yourself." The pronouns "yourself", "itself", "himself" emphasize something, and that thing needs to be stated. Since "you" is the thing being emphasized, you need both words. Here's another example: "the mountain climber climbed Mt. Everest itself" adds emphasis to "Mt. Everest".
2024년 9월 16일
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