I'm pretty sure it's inaccurate, but thought I would ask. I know himself is correct, but is there ever an instance where "hisself" is correct?
2007-01-07 07:02:57 · 8 answers · asked by rpost52 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Hisself is same as himself. But himself is correct I mean Its a appropiate word.
his·self Listen: [ hz-slf ]
pron. Chiefly Southern & South Midland U.S.
Himself.
Our Living Language Speakers of some vernacular American dialects, particularly in the South, may use the possessive reflexive form hisself instead of himself (as in He cut hisself shaving) and theirselves or theirself for themselves (as in They found theirselves alone). These forms reflect the tendency of speakers of vernacular dialects to regularize irregular patterns found in the corresponding standard variety. In Standard English, the pattern of reflexive pronoun forms shows slightly irregular patterning; all forms but two are composed of the possessive form of the pronoun and -self or -selves, as in myself or ourselves. The exceptions are himself and themselves, which are formed by attaching the suffix -self/-selves to the object forms of he and they rather than their possessive forms. Speakers who use hisself and theirselves are smoothing out the pattern's inconsistencies by applying the same rule to all forms in the set.·A further regularization is the use of -self regardless of number, yielding the forms ourself and theirself. Using a singular form in a plural context may seem imprecise, but the plural meaning of ourself and theirself is made clear by the presence of the plural forms our- and their-. Hisself and theirselves have origins in British English and are still prevalent today in vernacular speech in England.
2007-01-07 07:13:27 · answer #1 · answered by Grapy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is Hisself A Word
2017-02-23 07:07:57 · answer #2 · answered by klitzner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is if you want it to be... but in the english language, it is not consider a word, it's just the "wrong" way of saying himself.
2007-01-07 07:10:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...himself would be the correct terminology.
2007-01-07 07:04:56 · answer #4 · answered by Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, hisself is improper.
2007-01-07 07:10:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have HEARD it, but I can't say as I've READ it anywhere. It looks weird in print, doesn't it? LOL
2007-01-07 07:10:54 · answer #6 · answered by misteri 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's "himself."
2007-01-07 07:11:18 · answer #7 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-01-07 07:09:41 · answer #8 · answered by White Fighter Against Invasion 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋