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"by ourself" vs "on our own"



 
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"by ourself" vs "on our own" #1 (permalink) Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:15 am   "by ourself" vs "on our own"		  
Hello,

In the sentence: "Then we will have to do it on our own"

Why it is incorrect ro use "by ourself"? instead of on our own

Please give some grammar explanation.

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"by ourself" vs "on our own" #2 (permalink) Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:43 am   "by ourself" vs "on our own"		  
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The reflexive pronoun is plural: it should read 'by ourselves'.
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