People are apparently afraid to use the word “me,” as if it bespeaks some poisonous egotism. And they seem to find “myself” some sort of comfortable solution when they’re in doubt. To wit:
“Bob called Mary and I.”
Would you say “Bob called I”? No. Break it into two pieces: “Bob called Mary. Bob called me.” Now, glue it back together: “Bob called Mary and ME.”
By the way, there seems to be some belief that “and I” is a clump of words that always goes together: and-I. Nope.
“If you have questions, call Greg or myself.”
Would you say, “If you have questions, call myself?” No. “Myself” is for actions that you perform TO YOURSELF, not actions performed by someone else. You can say “I hurt MYSELF when I stubbed my toe.” But it’s “Barry hurt ME when he slapped ME.” So the example sentence should read, “If you have questions, call Greg or ME.”
“Bill and myself will be at the store early.”
Would you say “Myself will be at the store”? Of course not. The example sentence should read, “Bill and I will be at the store early.”
There. I feel better. Whatever ultimately claims me, I will not die from an unvented spleen.