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Discover LudwigThe phrase "assign himself" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone taking on a task or responsibility for themselves.
Example: "He decided to assign himself the role of project leader to ensure everything was organized."
Alternatives: "designate himself" or "allocate to himself".
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Aldridge set a goal, the first of many he would assign himself that day: Just stay afloat till sunrise.
And when he does vote in dissent, he doesn't usually assign himself to write the dissenting opinion.
He is thirty-one years old, looks about thirty, and will occasionally assign himself a few years less than that in the telling.
Chief Justice Roberts was in the majority in all 10 cases that were argued during the court's November sitting, meaning that he had the prerogative to assign himself the majority opinion in any of those cases.
When I spoke to Jack Berkovits about his decision to go into the cash-for-gold business in a wholehearted way, he seemed eager to assign himself motives that might pass muster Talmudically.
At the same time, he had a notably successful term, using his authority under the court's rules to assign himself to write the majority opinion in cases in which the chief justice was in dissent.
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Schama has assigned himself a mission impossible.
He paces himself more between the jobs he assigns himself.
In picking Ryan, Romney was assigning himself a bold challenge.
He includes himself as a character but, appropriately enough, assigns himself a decidedly secondary role.
And so he has assigned himself the mission of changing that.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com