English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

ONE ANOTHER or THEMSELVES?

Did the children enjoy ~one another~ at the party (nonstandard)?
Did the children enjoy *themselves* at the party (standard)?

The substitution of a reflexive pronoun for a reciprocal pronoun could generate a different meaning:
Titi and Bimpe love *themselves*. (Titi loves herself; Bimpe loves herself, too.)
Titi and Bimpe love *each other/one another*. (Titi loves Bimpe; Bimpe loves Titi in return.)
Note that “each other” and “one another” can be used interchangeably.
GAB

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