Peaceblinkfriend  +  366524 Thu, 17 May 07 02:26 PM Hi all Which of these is correct ? a)   You would find someone more qualified than myself. b)   You would find someone more qualified than me. Thanks a lot . E Peaceblinkfriend Joined on Wed, May 9 2007 Senior Member 2,130 Success - it is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going.

	Grammar Geek  +  366548 Thu, 17 May 07 02:53 PM Grammatically, only you can find someone more qualified than yourself. Only I can find someone more qualified than myself. Use either "than me" or "than I am." Purists may tell you that the latter is the correct choice, but you'll certainly hear the former. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Bokeh  +  366561 Thu, 17 May 07 03:05 PM GG is right. Myself/yourself/etc are reflexive pronouns and should [in theory] only be used when the subject and object of the verb are one and the same. "She washed herself..." "He put himself forward as an expert..." Bokeh Joined on Sun, Mar 18 2007 Spain Regular Member 531 Verbs, Nouns, Pronouns

	Peaceblinkfriend  +  366576 Thu, 17 May 07 03:28 PM Thank you Grammer Geek and Bokeh. Actually this is the context. John told Kiff that he might be able to find someone who knows more that himself on evolution in another forum. John wrote : " You might be able to find someone more qualified than myself ." So the 'myself' was referring to John while the 'you' was to Kiff. So in this case , is it correct to say "You might be able to find someone more qualified than me" ? Should I use 'me' or 'myself' in this case? Thank you very much again. E Peaceblinkfriend

	Grammar Geek  +  366581 Thu, 17 May 07 03:33 PM Do not use "you" with "myself." John should have written "You might be able to find someone more qualified than me." or "You might be able to find someone more qualified than I am." Grammar Geek

	Peaceblinkfriend  +  366583 Thu, 17 May 07 03:38 PM Oh I see now . Thank you very much, Grammer Geek . I will commit that to my memory. E Peaceblinkfriend