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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'afford myself' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to talk about giving yourself something that is a treat or a reward. For example, "I wanted to afford myself a nice evening out as a reward for finishing my project."
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But I figure it's a luxury I will afford myself.
In rare moments, I afford myself the luxury of feeling grateful for my good fortune.
And it goes without saying, perhaps, that I have simply never been able to afford myself any illusions concerning the manipulation of that power".
Mine isn't as endearing as that and is unlikely to be featured in arguments in favour of the new ruling, but I still believe the system should afford myself and others more protection than it currently does.
Grief, it appeared, afforded me the time and emotional space I could never usually afford myself.
Every time I open my credit card statement(s), I realize that I can't even afford myself, much less dependents.
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But, she ate most of the small jar I afforded myself after a long walk to the 7-Eleven.
Looking back at where I am today, I have afforded myself some room to be a carefree black boy.
I also afforded myself the luxury of ratcheting up the viciousness of the shirt designs if the printer proved too eager to accept the initial unseemly idea.
Given how long I've worked and the fact that we've established something, I feel like I've afforded myself the ability to have an openness about not knowing where the future is going and not necessarily having a plan and just being drawn to things that kind of come into our life and that's an amazing place to be and not something I take for granted at all.
"I can't afford them myself".
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