Reflexive pronoun . . . or not?

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Anonymous

#181517 Wed, 11 Jan 06 12:43 PM

George tripped him and Peter.

If the "him" is referring to George, should the reflexive pronoun be used? If I'm understanding this, the sentence would read correctly as: George tripped himself. I'm not sure which pronoun is correct in the original sentence.

Anonymous

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Mister Micawber

#181550 Wed, 11 Jan 06 02:09 PM

Yes, if him is George, it should read himself. Perhaps more usually, Peter would come first: He tripped Peter and himself.

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Anonymous

#181568 Wed, 11 Jan 06 02:31 PM

Anonymous wrote:

George tripped him and Peter.

If the "him" is referring to George, should the reflexive pronoun be used? If I'm understanding this, the sentence would read correctly as: George tripped himself. I'm not sure which pronoun is correct in the original sentence.

How did George trip himself?

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Anonymous

#181808 Wed, 11 Jan 06 10:28 PM

lol "Tripped" was simply what came to mind in the middle of the night when I needed an action verb that would substitute for a canon-specific verb that not everyone would recognize. It would be rather difficult for him to trip himself, but he could easily Apparate himself and his friend!

Thanks for the help!

Anonymous

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