How do we use myself as the only subject of a sentence?
For example I once heard some people saying Myself am to be blamed. Is this grammatically correct? How is it different from I am to be blamed?
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Best Answer
No, it's not grammatically correct, which is how it's different from
I am to be blamed., which is. You might use it if you heard that the news media were going to publish a story blaming you. But it you wanted to state something was your fault, you wouldn't say that, you'd say blame me or it's my fault.I myself am to be blamed is grammatically correct too, and means the same as I am to be blamed (by the media etc.) but adds emphasis that you are to be blamed rather than someone else perhaps more deserving of blame.
Myself, I prefer driving to cycling is also grammatically correct, and again, the addition of myself adds a certain emphasis: rather than a detatched fact about your preference, it suggests comparison, in response to another person's preference just mentioned.