AEE 217: By Yourself vs. On Your Own in English

<p><strong>Do you say <em>By Yourself</em> or <em>On Your Own</em> in English?</strong></p> <p><strong>Come back to allearsenglish.com/217 for more help!</strong></p> <p><strong>Today, in #2 of our Top 15 Fixes series, we discuss these two phrases and how to use them when you’re doing something alone!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Taking IELTS?</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://www.allearsenglish.com/training">Get our free IELTS video training course now</a></strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>By yourself</strong> and <strong>on your own</strong> are two phrases that may look different, but their meanings are essentially identical.  Both are used to say that you’ve done something alone, rather than with others.</p> <p>Even though their meaning is the same, you want to be careful that you don’t mix up the prepositions between these phrases. The best way to avoid that is to learn each one as a chunk.  And the best way to do that is to practice!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Other Entries in the 15 Fixes Series:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-165/"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Episode 165</span></strong></a><strong>: Listen or Hear?</strong></li> <li><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-169/"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Episode 169</span></strong></a><strong>: Speak, Talk, Tell and Say?</strong></li> <li><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-173-wish-vs-hope-english-whats-difference/"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Episode 173:</span></strong></a><strong> Wish vs. Hope</strong></li> <li><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-177-talk-age-english/"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Episode 177</span></strong></a><strong>: Talking About Age in English</strong></li> <li><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/future-tense-in-english/"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Episode 181</span></strong></a><strong>: Future Tense in English</strong></li> <li><a href="http://a