I (pronoun)
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| - | "[[I]] is the first letter of the alphabet, the first word of the language, the first thought of the mind, the first object of affection. In grammar it is a pronoun of the first person and singular number. Its plural is said to be _We_, but how there can be more than one myself is doubtless clearer the grammarians than it is to the author of this incomparable dictionary. Conception of two myselfs is difficult, but fine. The The frank yet graceful use of "[[I]]" distinguishes a [[literary merit|good writer]] from a [[Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest|bad]]; the latter carries it with the manner of a [[thief]] trying to [[cloak]] his [[loot]]." --''[[The Devil's Dictionary]]'' | + | "The frank yet graceful use of "[[I (pronoun)|I]]" distinguishes a [[Literary merit|good writer]] from a [[bad writer|bad]]; the latter carries it with the manner of a [[theft|thief]] trying to [[cloak]] his [[looting|loot]]." --''[[The Devil's Dictionary]]'' |
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| - | :I is also used for '''I''', in other words, the [[self]], what you see in the [[mirror]]. | + | '''''I''''' is the [[grammatical person|first-person]] [[grammatical number|singular]] [[nominative case]] [[personal pronoun]] in [[Modern English]]. It is used to refer to one's [[self]] and is [[capitalization|capitalized]], although other pronouns, such as ''he'' or ''she'', are not capitalized. In [[Newfoundland English]], [[British English]] and [[Irish English]]) ''me'' can refer to someone's possessions (see [[English personal pronouns#Archaic and non-standard forms|archaic and non-standard forms of English personal pronouns]]). |
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I is the first-person singular nominative case personal pronoun in Modern English. It is used to refer to one's self and is capitalized, although other pronouns, such as he or she, are not capitalized. In Newfoundland English, British English and Irish English) me can refer to someone's possessions (see archaic and non-standard forms of English personal pronouns).
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