thoughts of self: conventions of naming

April 22, 2010

Conventions of naming: You’ll notice that anytime i write in the first person or refer to myself, it is a lowercase ‘i’ and not the normal ‘I’ that everyone (in English speaking countries, at least) is accustomed to—unless, of course, the word starts a sentence, in which case i adhere to the standard orthography. Why do i do this? Originally, it stemmed from not indulging in the English culture of putting the self above others… Read more of: thoughts of self: conventions of naming