Celebrity English

"What luxury item would I take to a desert island? A mirror. It's true. I'd miss me." - Simon Cowell, in In Touch

Simon has used an incorrect pronoun. He chose the pronoun "me" to refer to the subject "I." When the subject and the object in a sentence are the same, a reflexive pronoun should be used. Since the subject is in the first person, the proper pronoun to use in this case is "myself."

This version of Simon's quote features a reflexive pronoun that refers to the first person subject:

"I'd miss myself."