Talk:ourself

this is not a real word. it should not be in here!

Are you contesting that it is used? If so, use rfv. If you are just complaining about its usage, Wiktionary is descriptivist.--Simplificationalizer (talk) 21:53, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

we when used of a single person: I loved your father, and we love ourself—Shakespeare, Hamlet, iv.vii.40

we when used of a single person --Backinstadiums (talk) 21:00, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

a group regarded collectively

We see ourself as the biggest club in Britain, with a stadium to match— Today , 1992 --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:13, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Cf. https://oed.com/oed2/00165916 --Backinstadiums (talk) 13:39, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

This is actually interesting. You could say "F.C. XYZ sees itself" as well as "see themselves". "Themself" here in my opinion wouldn't work because when you make the verb plural, then the understanding is not collective anymore and the whole phrase should accordingly be plural. However, in the 1st person it's different because you couldn't use "I see myself" to refer to the club. Hence, "we see ourself" would be the 1st-person equivalent to "sees itself", and "we see ourselves" would be the equivalent of "see themselves". I don't know if this is accepted usage, but it makes some sense. 90.186.83.177 00:55, 1 June 2021 (UTC)