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Old 07-14-2004, 05:39 PM   #1
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Why is I written as I and not i ?
I actually never understood why I is always written with capital i and not just i.

I understand that words as You could be written like that for respect. But that is not the case with the word I.

Anyone an idea?

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Old 07-14-2004, 05:41 PM   #2
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America = invididualism => I
Europe = collectivism => You

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Old 07-14-2004, 05:44 PM   #3
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Names are capatilized and since people do not refer to themselves in the 3rd person and use I instead the rule of capitalizing a given name applies.
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Old 07-14-2004, 05:45 PM   #4
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America = invididualism => I
Europe = collectivism => You

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Old 07-14-2004, 05:46 PM   #5
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I is a proper noun, that is why
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Old 07-14-2004, 05:47 PM   #6
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I is a proper noun, that is why
beat me to it.
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Old 07-14-2004, 05:48 PM   #7
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beat me to it.
i probably saw it first
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Old 07-14-2004, 06:25 PM   #8
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I is a proper noun, that is why
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Old 07-14-2004, 07:24 PM   #9
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Names are capatilized and since people do not refer to themselves in the 3rd person and use I instead the rule of capitalizing a given name applies.
And I is a proper noun...You can get free grammar lessons in here!!!
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Old 07-14-2004, 07:26 PM   #10
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it should be I, because

I dunno
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Old 07-15-2004, 04:53 AM   #11
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Names are capatilized and since people do not refer to themselves in the 3rd person and use I instead the rule of capitalizing a given name applies.
That makes sense...We don't do it that way tho

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Old 07-15-2004, 05:03 AM   #12
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I actually never understood why I is always written with capital i and not just i.

I understand that words as You could be written like that for respect. But that is not the case with the word I.

Anyone an idea?

Andre
Is that new? Is it American? Did i just learn sucky english at school?
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Old 07-15-2004, 05:13 AM   #13
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That makes sense...We don't do it that way tho

Andre
we rather say ikkuh
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Old 07-15-2004, 05:14 AM   #14
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I is a proper noun, that is why
that still doesnt explain it for me
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Old 07-15-2004, 05:15 AM   #15
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America = invididualism => I
Europe = collectivism => You

mouhahaha
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Old 07-15-2004, 07:39 AM   #16
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Is that new? Is it American? Did i just learn sucky english at school?
The last one ;-)
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Old 07-15-2004, 08:06 AM   #17
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Student: I is...
Teacher: Thomasz! I am - It is always I am...
Student: Miss! It is i is...
Teacher: Tomasz! Listen to me. It is always I am
Student: Ok, Miss, i am the ninth letter of the alphabet.
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Old 07-15-2004, 08:28 AM   #18
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The last one ;-)
Can't we just blame the people from the United States of America ?



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Old 07-15-2004, 08:40 AM   #19
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English isn't such a easy language, as far as I've heard. So I guess that when you're teaching you english, they must find better ways to make you learn it, so they start with the basics: "I means me. You write it this way: I." And everybody goes like: "Whow! Cool..."

Or something...
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Old 07-15-2004, 08:44 AM   #20
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I is a proper noun, that is why
To be more precise, I is a personal pronoun.
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Old 07-15-2004, 08:50 AM   #21
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Student: I is...
Teacher: Thomasz! I am - It is always I am...
Student: Miss! It is i is...
Teacher: Tomasz! Listen to me. It is always I am
Student: Ok, Miss, i am the ninth letter of the alphabet.
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