NationStates Jolt Archive

Well, it's a simple questiong. "I" is supposed to capitalized, so why is it generally not!??!?!

i have no Idea :confused:

People are IdIots.

word does it for me normally. and i am rediculously lazy.

Which way is best depends on the average length of messages on the medium in question. If the average length is one paragraph or more like on forums then proper capitalization helps mark names and acronyms, prevent sentances from floating together and prevent "I" from getting lost in the text. But if the average length is one sentance like in chat conversations then there is no need for any of that and reading flows on nicer without any capitalization speed bumps.

I have no Idea why It Is not always capItalIsed.

I don't understand where you are coming from, what is the point of the lower case i then?:confused:

I don't understand where you are coming from, what is the point of the lower case i then?:confused:

"I" as in the word. Example: "After finishing breakfast, I went to my computer to log in to my nation." Altered: "After finishing breakfast i went to my computer to log in to my nation."

I don't understand where you are coming from, what is the point of the lower case i then?:confused:

Because the letter "i" is in more words than just the word "I".


Duh.

I do.

I do.

I now pronounce you husband and goat.

i don't.It takes more pushing on buttons .

I now pronounce you husband and goat.

Why, thank you. :p

Because the letter "i" is in more words than just the word "I".


Duh.
That's hardly what was asked though.
"I" as in the word. Example: "After finishing breakfast, I went to my computer to log in to my nation." Altered: "After finishing breakfast i went to my computer to log in to my nation."
Well that is rediculous, first letter of a sentence should be a capital.

Who the hell doesn't do it?

That's hardly what was aked though.

Well that is rediculous, first letter of a sentence should be a capital.

Who the hell doesn't do it?

:headbang: "I" as in the word refering to myself. "I", "ME"!

Well that is rediculous, first letter of a sentence should be a capital.

Um, Brussels? Ottawa? How 'bout Ouagadougou?

:headbang: "I" as in the word refering to myself. "I", "ME"!
:p

Um, Brussels? Ottawa? How 'bout Ouagadougou?
What would it take for me to scare you away?
Mwah

What would it take for me to scare you away?
Mwah

I. Cannot. Be. Scared. Away.

I. Cannot. Be. Scared. Away.
You Camp?

You Camp?

Eh? No comprende.

Eh? No comprende.
I'm either asking if you like going into the woods with a tent and looking at nature or are you gay?

I. Cannot. Be. Scared. Away.

*humps*

*humps*
They might be gay, that'll attract 'em.:eek:

I'm either asking if you like going into the woods with a tent and looking at nature or are you gay?

Neither. I like pizza.

Neither. I like pizza.
Vegetarian Pizza with extra sausage?

Vegetarian Pizza with extra sausage?

Ack. *vomits* I hate vegetables. Just the sausage, please.

Ack. *vomits* I hate vegetables. Just the sausage, please.

Aww go on, you love cucumber don't you.;)

Aww go on, you love cucumber don't you.;)

*wild tantrums* NO CUCUMBER!!!!! EEEEEEEEEWWWWW!!!!

Dang. I'd die if you let that green thing go within an inch of me.

i have no idea what ur talking about.

:headbang: "I" as in the word refering to myself. "I", "ME"!uh uh. i refers to me. you refers to you.

Well, it's a simple questiong. "I" is supposed to capitalized, so why is it generally not!??!?!

for me it's lazyness. sometimes i just don't feel like hitting the shift key... :p

for me it's lazyness. sometimes i just don't feel like hitting the shift key... :p

Caps lock FTW.

Caps lock FTW.
OH, YES, THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER.

Well, it's a simple questiong. "I" is supposed to capitalized, so why is it generally not!??!?!

Nice "questiONG". "I" is supposed to BE capitalised, so why GENERALLY it ISN'T?

Also, why write "dont/doesnt" instead of "don't/doesn't" or "do not/does not"?

I guess that most english-writing people never cared to learn english grammar.

Capitalizing "I" when referring to oneself is so egocentric. In order to prevent this, it is best to avoid the use of the pronoun "I" altogether. One should always refer to oneself as "one" or "oneself", or else entirely in the third person, in Dishonorable Scum's opinion. :p

people are generally sorta lazy and typing capital letters is just getting in the way. :p

Always figured if someone doesn't capitalized the word I then they must have low self esteem.

I miss them sometimes when I'm on my cell.

lazy. i can't be arsed... you may notice i don't really capitalise very much at all


now if this were a letter or maybe even an email i might actually bother

I don't understand why people don't use capitals. It's not as if pressing the shift key down takes any particular extra effort.

Well, it's a simple questiong. "I" is supposed to capitalized, so why is it generally not!??!?!

When I post about poor grammar, I generally do my best to correct typos, and whatever ;)

i'm just lazy, and when i use shift most of the time i press caps instead, so i tend to avoid using shift.

I don't understand why people don't use capitals. It's not as if pressing the shift key down takes any particular extra effort.

It's because for every press of the shift key, you burn 3 calories...
REDUCE WEIGHT, USE THE SHIFT!

(... kidding. hehe...)

Meh. I belive that I have a nigh-perfect grasp of the English language, and so it does not apply to me.
Oh, and might I add: yay for Oxford commas!

It's because for every press of the shift key, you burn 3 calories...
REDUCE WEIGHT, USE THE SHIFT!

(... kidding. hehe...)

Three calories, but the average person takes in 200,000 calories or 2,000 Calories every day.

I only started capitalizing again recently. My English teacher hated me and made me feel terrible, he couldn't stand me. So I stopped capitalizing as a form of protest. He didn't get it though, I flunked just English miserably.