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Why do we capitalize "I" all the time? What is so special about it that it must get capitalized even in the middle of a sentence?
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Amoebic wrote:
Because "I" refers to yourself making it a proper noun, just like Bob is capitalized.
Also:
The reason is historical.
Modern English ultimately derives from Old English, which is a Germanic language. This is the language spoken in Britain before the Norman invasion of 1066.
In German, all nouns are capitalized.
In German, Ich is the word for I and it is capitalized.
German words for "me," to me," "mine," are not capitalized.
For instance, Ich, meiner, mir, mich.
The English language is not logical, but it does reflect a rich history of primarily German, French, and Latin influences. Thus tradition and precedent is your answer, not logic.
And:
The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology (Wilson, 1988, ISBN
0-8242-0745-9) says: "~I~ pron. 1137 i; later I (about 1250,
in The Story of Genesis and Exodus); developed from the unstressed
form of Old English (about 725) ic singular pronoun of the first
person (nominative case). Modern and Middle English I developed
from earlier i in the stressed position. I came to be written
with a capital letter thereby making it a distinct word and avoiding
misreading handwritten manuscripts. In the northern and midland
dialects of England the capitalized form I appeared about 1250.
In the south of England, where Old English ic early shifted in
pronunciation to ich (by palatalization), the form I did not
become established until the 1700's (although it appears
sporadically before that time)."
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