1. is not correct
2. is perfectly correct.
Hope that helps.
2. is perfectly correct.
Hope that helps.
i think that when the subject and object of a verb are the same person (or thing) you use some version of 'self.'
me --> myself
you --> yourself or yourselves (if subject is plural, of course)
him --> himself
her --> herself
it --> itself
us --> ourselves
them --> themselves
me --> myself
you --> yourself or yourselves (if subject is plural, of course)
him --> himself
her --> herself
it --> itself
us --> ourselves
them --> themselves
If you imagine that the image in the mirror is distinctly different from yourself you could say, "I look at the me that is in the mirror and I see a different me than I know."
That is the only exception I can think of where you would use "me" instead of "myself".
That is the only exception I can think of where you would use "me" instead of "myself".
To indicate the reflexivity of the verb the "myself" is required. Reflexivity means that the subject and object of the verb are the same.
If you use "me", the subject and object of the verb will be assumed to be different. The sentence "Look at me" is requesting that the listener look at your image in the mirror. In "I look at me in the mirror" there is a conflict with the established subject of the sentence "I look at . . ." and the expected change of object to someone else. Therefore it is grammatically incorrect and confusing to the listener.
If you use "me", the subject and object of the verb will be assumed to be different. The sentence "Look at me" is requesting that the listener look at your image in the mirror. In "I look at me in the mirror" there is a conflict with the established subject of the sentence "I look at . . ." and the expected change of object to someone else. Therefore it is grammatically incorrect and confusing to the listener.
In the English I speak and read in my grammar books - both are correct. The second is more common given context.Many thanks for all the explanations!
Grant