有读者问： 有人说当自身代词用以反射主语或宾语时，句中只有表方位的介词之后才可用人称代词宾格而不用自身代词，请问你的看法如何？
在下述情况下，句中表方位的介词之后确应跟人称代词宾格，如：
(1)I haven't got any money on me . （不用myself）
(2)He stood up and looked around him . （不用himself）
(3)She closed the door behind her . （不用herself）
(4)Crabbe could find literary material all about him . （不用himself）
(5)He kept his feet drawn up under him . （不用himself）
(6)Nolan leaned back in his chair, hooking the jug towards him .
（不用himself）
但如说只有在表方位的介词之后才可用人称代词宾格而不用自身代词，就未免武断了些。实际上，除表方位的介词后应跟代词宾格外，还有介词with亦应后接代词宾格，如：
(7)Did you bring any money with you ?
有些介词则既可后接人称代词宾格，亦可后接自身代词，如like与besides:
(8)I think this new magazine is aimed at people like us （或ourselves）.
(9)Who's prepared to work overtime besides me （或myself）?
那么，表方位的介词之后是不是只可跟人称代词宾格而不可跟自身代词呢？ 事实也并非完全如此，有些固定说法（多用作比喻）中的方位介词之后即须用自身代词，如：
(10)She's got a bit above herself since she went to live in that district.
(11)She was beside herself with excitement as the day of her holiday approached.
(12)Just between ourselves , he's a thief.
