I wrote when we place our self meaning each one of us, his or her self -- and was told to use "ourselves" instead. Who is right?
grammar - When to use 'ourselves' vs. 'our self' - English Language ...
Here's the complete sentence 'I am simply haunted by the fear of my family not having enough money to support ourselves/us.' Ourselves/us refers to my family, which consists of my parents, my siblings, and me.
1 Both are absolutely correct, but here's a little more information to help you decide between the two in the future: sometimes ourselves can be used as an intensive form of we/us, to emphasize the point, as in the following variation of your sentence:
"By us" vs "by ourselves" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
The proper word for this is ourself, which is the singular reflexive pronoun corresponding to we, because each of us is a singular construction, even though us is first person plural. This word is in the Lexico dictionary (although it is not used very often): ourself: first person plural Used instead of “ourselves,” typically when “we” refers to people in general rather than a definite ...
Self or Ourselves or Oneself - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Using "yourself" and "ourselves" in these contexts is incorrect. "Yourself," "ourselves," and "myself" are reflexive pronouns, correctly used when the subject/actor of the sentence and the object/recipient are the same person or group. "I see myself" is correct because I am doing the seeing and am seeing myself. In your latter example, the subject is the implicit "you" and the object is ...