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?

Andre

America = invididualism => I
Europe = collectivism => You

:glugglug

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.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh Good one

I is a proper noun, that is why

beat me to it.

i probably saw it first

Right

And I is a proper noun...You can get free grammar lessons in here!!!

it should be I, because

I dunno

That makes sense...We don't do it that way tho:)

Andre

Is that new? Is it American? Did i just learn sucky english at school?

we rather say ikkuh :Graucho

that still doesnt explain it for me :1orglaugh

mouhahaha :1orglaugh

The last one ;-)

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.

Can't we just blame the people from the United States of America ?



:1orglaugh :Graucho

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...

To be more precise, I is a personal pronoun.

:glugglug