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Jan 26, 2009 13:43:39 GMT
Post by amanda on Jan 26, 2009 13:43:39 GMT
I'm wondering why we write "I" with a capital. I mean I know why, but why?
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Jan 26, 2009 16:55:45 GMT
Post by Alan Palmer on Jan 26, 2009 16:55:45 GMT
I think it's mainly so that it stands out. If it were in lower case, particularly when handwritten, it could easily be missed, or misread as an extraneous squiggle.
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Jan 27, 2009 22:31:57 GMT
Post by amanda on Jan 27, 2009 22:31:57 GMT
That simple! Just so that it doesn't get mistaken for a squiggle. Thanks.
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Jan 29, 2009 21:51:55 GMT
Post by Tone on Jan 29, 2009 21:51:55 GMT
I[/b] always thought that it was done for egomania!
Tone
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Feb 5, 2009 0:12:35 GMT
Post by Sue M-V on Feb 5, 2009 0:12:35 GMT
I think it's a bit of both. "i" is typographically the smallest letter and is almost unnoticeable when it stands alone in a mass of text, which is inappropriate for a letter with such a magnitude of significance, referring, as it does, to ME!
Sue
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Feb 5, 2009 7:03:08 GMT
Post by Pete on Feb 5, 2009 7:03:08 GMT
No it doesn't. It refers to me! ;D
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Feb 6, 2009 21:29:20 GMT
Post by Paul Doherty on Feb 6, 2009 21:29:20 GMT
> squiggle <
Also, of course, writing surfaces were not always as smooth and blemish-free as they are today. I imagine papyrus or velum mush have had quite a few blotches of its own.
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