oneself, one's self

oneself, one's self
These expressions may be spelled and pronounced as oneself or one's self (wuhn-SELF, wunz-SELF). Oneself is generally preferred because it is shorter and easier to spell and pronounce: "On this firing range, it is easy to hurt oneself." "It's impossible to become a great tennis player by oneself'' "In dangerous situations it is hard to be oneself." See also him and myself.

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