You-Yourself | Commonly Confused Words

You

/ju/

A pronoun used to refer to the person or people being spoken or written to.

I'll call you.The President said, 'Hello, Dimitri, you still there?..."What are you looking for?"

This word has no antonyms

/jɔːˈself/

A term used when speaking or writing about the person who is the subject of the verb and doing the action.

But keep it to yourselves, will you?"'It is a wonderful part because you kill yourself for love.''Take yourself off, sir.'

This word has no antonyms

You is used when addressing or referring to the person or people you are speaking or writing to.
Yourself is used for emphasis or when referring back to the subject from the same sentence.
Use you in direct conversation or instruction, but use yourself when you want to highlight the person performing an action.
Remember, yourself is typically reflective, pointing back to a previously mentioned you.
You can be plural, addressing more than one person, but yourself is always singular, focusing on one individual.