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Reflective as in "myself/himself/herself"? These words are categorized as reflexive pronouns can be either reflexive or intensive. Reflexive is usually "I look at myself in the mirror." Meaning that the speaker is speaking about him/herself as the object of an action. The objective pronoun "me" is not used because the speaker and the object are the same person. So it's "I look at myself" vs. "He looks at me". These pronouns (myself etc) can also be used intensively -- that is, to add emphasis or importance to a statement. "I myself believe that God exists". This might be in contrast to someone who does not believe God exists and the speaker wants to make it very clear that they differ in opinion. "You like turnips, but I hate them" is powerful, but "You like turnips, but I myself hate them" is a little stronger.

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