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The phrase "calling themselves" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to people who give themselves a particular title or role. For example: "The group of students were calling themselves detectives as they tried to solve the case."
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They're calling themselves Cookie Monsters".
They were calling themselves Occupy 50 Best.
They began calling themselves "the 50G girls".
— They are calling themselves "twisters".
They are calling themselves Water Protectors.
DJs have starting calling themselves curators.
Six in 10 people calling themselves independents voiced approval.
Some are calling themselves independent "consultants" or "entrepreneurs".
The percentage of those calling themselves Protestants has sharply declined, not the number of those calling themselves Protestants.
The group are calling themselves Artful Badger and Friends.
Many hunters are fond of calling themselves the original environmentalists.
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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.

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