I was wondering what Me, myself and Irene would translate to in French. Would it be Je, moi et Irene? Or Moi, moi et Irene?
Me and myself?
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Shounak P.Kwiziq community member
Me and myself?
This question relates to:French lesson "Using French Stress Pronouns in compound subjects and objects (unlike English)"
Asked 3 years ago
It's not a normal expression in English, either. It's a film title about a man with a split personality. In France it's translated as "Fous d'Irène", but in Québec it's indeed "Moi, moi-même et Irène".
I suppose it does lose the pun of "Me, Myself and I[rene]", though.
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
"Me, myself and Irene" is a stylistic idiosyncrasy of English. It wouldn't translate well and I've never heard it used in French. You'd simply say moi et Irene.
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
@Jim: are you sure that would isn't a literal translation which doesn't work in French? Similar to "everyone and their uncle" in English means "a lot of people" but chaqu'un et son oncle wouldn't work in French.
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