between A and B 構文で再帰代名詞は使えない？

質問

between A and B 構文で、between himself and her　のように再帰代名詞は使えないと聞いたのですが、本当にそうなのでしょうか？

回答No.1

Piedpiping · ベストアンサー

himself　の方が　her より長いので、不格好ではあります。普通はあっさり　between them　でしょう。
ただし、between oneself and X　および、between X and oneself　が非文と言うことはありません。

Washington Post　のサイトでググって見ました。

The president swore he couldn't recall gifts exchanged between Monica Lewinsky and himself.

A few questions later, Bush made the distance between Abramoff and himself even longer.

Bradley is trying hard to point out contrasts between Gore and himself.

Sally had viewed Brooke as a wedge between Lee and herself.

Bush indicated that he sees no distance between himself and his vice president.

And, until recently, he's sought to create distance between himself and Iran.

But he said there will be a firewall between himself and the firm's lobbyists.

Braden said the Kim family's struggle prompted a conversation between herself and her husband about what they would have done in a similar situation.

回答No.2

urawaboy26

使えますよ。
だって、そういいたいときってあるじゃないですか？