I was just wondering:Why is it that even if [I]isn't the beginning of a sentence, its capitalized? Why isn't You or My, He, She, ect? basically my question is: is there a reason behind this? thanks -MC
To my knowledge there isn't a "reason". But think about it... People would miss an i, whereas, I stands right up and says, "Here I am." <G>
Yes that does make sense. I guess not everything needs to have a reason behind it. Thanks Guru!
-MC
If I find a reason, I will let you know.
Here is a very interesting (brief) article about when and why.
http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxwhyisi.html
Thank you. That helped a lot :)
-MC
Great question! The reason why "I" is capitalized even when it’s not at the beginning of a sentence is grammatical convention. English capitalizes the pronoun "I" to distinguish it from other pronouns like "you," "he," "she," "we," and "they." This capitalization rule has historical roots, and it can be traced back to Old English and Middle English conventions.
The capitalization of "I" helps to give it emphasis and importance as a subject. It is believed that capitalizing "I" developed because it stood out more on the page and signaled its significance as a pronoun referring to oneself.
Unlike "I," the other pronouns you mentioned ("you," "my," "he," "she," etc.) do not carry the same historical weight in terms of capitalization. These pronouns follow regular capitalization rules like other words in a sentence, being capitalized only when they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
So, the capitalization of "I" is a unique linguistic convention in English that helps to differentiate it from other pronouns.