interesting philosophical question

First person reflexive/intensive: 'myself', constructed by adding '-self' to the first person possessive 'my'.

Second person reflexive/intensive: 'yourself', constructed similarly, and 'yourselves', constructed similarly except pluralizing the suffix.

Third person reflexive/intensive: 'himself', constructed by adding '-self' to the third person object 'him'. Also 'themselves' in the plural, constructed similarly except pluralizing the suffix. However, 'herself' may be constructed by adding '-self' to either the third person possessive or the third person object: both are 'her' so it's hard to tell.

So, given the ambiguity of 'her' in 'herself' and the definite possessiveness of 'my' and 'your' in 'myself' and 'yourself', is it perhaps more appropriate, when using 'they' in the singular, to construct the reflexive/intensive pronoun as 'theirself' than 'themself'? I find 'themself' sounds right, but.

(why yes I am procrastinating something important)

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Coworker. I realize you are trying to help. But an ad for a support group for people with chronic pain, whose next meeting is at three in a town an hour south of here on a day I have to be at work at four, is...less than helpful.