Tom and Paula kissed themselves in front of the mirror.

Richard M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tom and Paula kissed themselves in front of the mirror.

It might be grammatically correct but it’s kinda creepy! Kwiziq has to cater for all tastes I suppose.

This question relates to:French lesson "French reflexive pronouns can be used to express reciprocity - "each other""

Asked 2 years ago

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Richard,

I agreed that it does sound a bit strange ... however, the way the reflexive works both 'kissed each other' and 'kissed themselves' or plain 'kissed' can be conveyed.

The French lacking here methinks!

Like12 years ago

Sue W.C1Kwiziq community member

I felt the same way about "Of course we hate ourselves" - a gramatically correct but highly unlikely interpretation

Like03 weeks ago

Richard M. asked:

Tom and Paula kissed themselves in front of the mirror.

It might be grammatically correct but it’s kinda creepy! Kwiziq has to cater for all tastes I suppose.

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