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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about himself with" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be used in contexts where someone is discussing their thoughts or feelings regarding themselves, but the construction is awkward and unclear.
Example: "He often reflects about himself with a sense of nostalgia."
Alternatives: "regarding himself" or "concerning himself".
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Karl Ove Knausgaard writes about himself with monomaniacal fixation.
He is slight, frowning, thoughtful; gloomy about himself, with sudden uprushes of delight.
Hernández managed to clear up much of the mystery about himself with his outing.
He talks about himself with irony and writes with alternating savagery and sentimentality.' (Guardian).
Why not hold off a little until he starts sharing some sensitive information about himself with you?
He comes across as George Smiley if he were a Southerner — gracious, reluctant to talk about himself, with iconoclastic opinions just below the surface.
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It also reveals something about Kennedy himself: with an apparent view to making money out of his access, the undercover officer used cryptic names derived from a science fiction television series, Stargate.
The couple wed in 2007 and have two children, Lily, 5, and Max, 3. Mr. Gottfried could not entirely explain why he does not readily volunteer intimate details about himself, whether with friends or with a reporter.
Mr. Romney is, by nature, intensely private, not given to talking about himself, even with friends.
He's shy, Ms. Byers says, and doesn't like to talk about himself, even with her.
He also says he doesn't want to answer further questions from the show's hosts about himself, disagreeing with the "level" they are delivered on.
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