2006-07-12 22:15:59 · 15 answers · asked by bmhsk 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I am sorry to tell you that all the answers you have received before were not correct. For one thing, I is not a noun, it is a pronoun, and all the other pronouns like you, he, she, it, we and they are not written with an initial capital letter.
The real reason is that I consists of only one letter, and the rule in English is that all words which have only one letter must be written with a capital letter. That is why we say O God, and not o God.
2006-07-12 22:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
According to The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology (Wilson, 1988)
"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."
http://www.alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxwhyisi.html
2006-07-13 00:25:48 · answer #2 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's a noun and all noun's start with a capital letter but a noun is a proper name, or place.
2006-07-12 22:17:59 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Courtney♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a proper noun. It is referring to a person, and you always capitalize a person's name.
2006-07-12 22:17:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its because when you refer to "I" in a sentence, the "I" takes the places of someones name i.e. talking about yourself. You will always spell a persons name with a capital e.g. John, Jo.... therefore "I" is referring to yourself rather than putting your name everytime?
No expert but that is my argument I think!
2006-07-12 22:18:22 · answer #5 · answered by donnaburg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I I I I, I'm just not sure, because i looks stupid...and can't begin a sentence, to differentiate it between---- oh hell, you know this,
I I I I I I I I I I am tired of this.
(just looked again. Geeez mr edsawyer, you really take this stuff seriously, no wonder you got to level 6. Nice answer.I'm just here to get "pointers" from guys like you, and have a wholelottafun. Hate to get to 7 then have cardiac arrest.)
2006-07-12 22:18:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
repeating what everyone else has said, yea its the name you give your self. u start ur name with a capital so the same goes for I. yea yea its a proper noun, the name of a thing of importance and so it gets a capital. hurray for the I
2006-07-12 22:19:25 · answer #7 · answered by bluecherry41 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's treated like a noun I guess
2006-07-12 22:18:42 · answer #8 · answered by anguir 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a proper pronoun, just like someone's name is a proper noun
2006-07-12 22:17:42 · answer #9 · answered by net_at_nite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont want to be nit picky but it is actually spelt with a capital letter not letters it would be impossible to spell i with more then one letter unless of course you are referring to eye this being the3 exception to the rule, more research please
2006-07-12 22:20:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋