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Originally Posted by sabredog
I do remember being taught why "I" is capitalised when I was in primary school (sometime way back last century)
"I" is a substitute for your name, when referring to yourself in communications (both in thought, oral and written). A person's name (given, middle and surname) starts with a capital. Thus the requirement for the "I" to be capitalised as well.
Regardless of an other explanations, this one, taught by a teacher 40 plus years ago, works well for me.
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A plausible explanation, yet sorely incomplete. You, he and she also stands as substitutes for personal names, yet the miniscule proudly initiates the word. I guess it is the inconsistency that bother me.
