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	New2grammar  #376267  Thu, 07 Jun 07 03:37 PM Did he explain himself? What's the meaning of "himself" in the sentence above? I believe it has the same meaning as "Did he explain?" If not, could you please provide a context/example to distinguish them. Thanks a lot!    New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member (7,670) Who wants to go sailing around the world with me?

	Marius Hancu  #376275  Thu, 07 Jun 07 03:57 PM Not the same meaning. explain himself: explaining his own actions    Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,673)

	Noori  #376278  Thu, 07 Jun 07 04:06 PM also, Did he himself explain? - was the explanation given by him personally?    Noori Joined on Mon, Jun 4 2007 New Member (36)

	Yankee  #376287  Thu, 07 Jun 07 04:23 PM Hi Noori "Did he himself explain?" With that word order, you want to know whether he, not someone else, explained something.  If the topic of the explanation is already understood from the context, it is sometimes omitted.    Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Senior Member (4,156) Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain
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	Anonymous  #376306  Thu, 07 Jun 07 04:58 PM Yes, thanks, and that's I wanted to explain to New2grammar.    Anonymous
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	Noori  #376307  Thu, 07 Jun 07 05:01 PM Yes, thanks, and that's I wanted to explain to New2grammar.    Noori
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	New2grammar  #376314  Thu, 07 Jun 07 05:20 PM Thank you everyone!    New2grammar

	Yankee  #376316  Thu, 07 Jun 07 05:25 PM  Noori wrote: also, Did he himself explain? - was the explanation given by him personally? Oh, sorry, Noori.  I misunderstood you.    Yankee