Is there anything wrong with the two words "yourselves" and "ourselves"?
We figured a pragmatic business such as yourselves would see and understand the benefits of cooperating with a reasonable and merciful entity like ourselves.
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Technically, you should not use a reflexive pronoun here. A better sentence would be a business such as yours.
But, people often do use them like that. If you do use the reflexive pronoun, it needs to be plural.
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I agree with Gary and disagree with Desiree. I think that plural pronouns are preferable to singular, but it's better still to avoid the reflexives altogether, and simply use 'yours' and 'ours' to refer to the respective businesses.
The main problem is the choice of vocabulary. 'Figured' is too colloquial, and 'reasonable' and 'merciful' (!) are not suitable words for describing a company. 'Merciful' is particularly inappropriate - it belongs in the Bible and melodramas, not in a business context.
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As far as 'yourselves' and 'ourselves' goes, they seem fine. I disagree with Desiree - if you personify a business, by using 'self', it's better to use plural.
But 'merciful'? Really? I find that hard to believe.
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Nothing is wrong with yourselves and ourselves. They are both words LOL. If you mean relating to your sentence, I think yourself would be more appropriate. This is because business appears to be singular, so for agreement, "yourself" seems appropriate.
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