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"Your only competition is YOU" OR "Your only competition is YOURSELF"
Which one is grammatically correct?
Thank you in advance!
16 de set de 2024 12:00
Respostas · 5
1
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.
17 de setembro de 2024
1
They're both grammatically correct.
The second one sounds more matter-of-fact and the first one sounds more marketingy.
16 de setembro de 2024
“Yourself” sounds more taught
17 de setembro de 2024
Both are valid. The first is blunt & snappy. The second is a smoother, more educated way of speaking.
16 de setembro de 2024
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".
16 de setembro de 2024
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Thestorea •
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Inglês, Indonésio
Idioma de aprendizado
Inglês
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