theirselves vs themselves :

theirselves vs themselves

theirselves or themselves

Themselves is a reflexive pronoun and is used when the recipient of an action is the subject of the sentence.

"They all peed on themselves out of fear when the robbers attacked."

Theirselves is an incorrect variation of themselves and is totally incorrect. It should be avoided in official writings.



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  • Taksim Square activists gird themselves for police raid
    ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 13 (UPI) -- Istanbul activists girded themselves for a police raid after Turkey's prime minister said he ordered authorities to end all anti-government protests Thursday.
    June 13, 2013 - UPI
  • More Americans consider themselves multiracial
    The number of mixed or multiracial people in the United States jumped 6.6% between 2010 and 2012, according to the Census Bureau. Their ranks will only continue to grow, experts say. The number of Americans who consider themselves multiracial has grown faster than any other racial group nationwide, new Census Bureau data reveal, a sign of slow but momentous shifts in the way that Americans think ...
    June 13, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
  • Someone Just Killed Themselves On the Subway Tracks Near My House
    Somebody just killed themselves on the MTA train tracks in Astoria, New York City by the Broadway N Q line station near my house, and I saw firemen hosing what was left of him or her off the tracks.
    June 12, 2013 - Business Insider