Why do some people not capitalize I when writing?

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I remember doing that. I had a point. I don't remember what the point was. Could the few of you who use 'i' instead of 'I' please explain why? Does your keyboard not capitalize? Been curious about this for awhile now. Thanks.
 

I remember doing that. I had a point. I don't remember what the point was. Could the few of you who use 'i' instead of 'I' please explain why? Does your keyboard not capitalize? Been curious about this for awhile now. Thanks.
The only time I don't capitalise the letter I on purpose is if it proceeds a double LL.. ...so instead of Illuminati looking like this ....it looks like this illuminati
 
I meant when referring to oneself. i.e. "i went to the store" instead of "I went to the store."
 

I'm particularly interested in 'i' for 'I' as I think the answer is a compelling insight into the mind of the writer of it.
 
It could just be typos. Sometimes when I go back and read my posts, I'll see the mistakes I made. I try to cap when I'm supposed to but just this morning, I was hitting Cap and for some reason, a couple of times the intended letters were not capitalized. If I didn't proofread it, I wouldn't have realized it.
 
Speed of writing; we live in a busy world. For some it may just be style. As long as the content is reasonably clear I’m not bothered.

It seems the only ? on my keyboard is in my head. If I look back later, I’ll see that once again I didn’t use it.
 
Speed of writing; we live in a busy world. For some it may just be style. As long as the content is reasonably clear I’m not bothered.

It seems the only ? on my keyboard is in my head. If I look back later, I’ll see that once again I didn’t use it.
I'm not bothered at all by it, just curious as I (like over 50 years ago) used it consciously, I had a reason I wanted to express, I just don't remember what it was. So, not discussing speed but a deliberate way of expression.
 
I'm particularly interested in 'i' for 'I' as I think the answer is a compelling insight into the mind of the writer of it.
Guilty.....
Some people , like I, may have problems with fumbly fingers , nerve damage and missing digits so capitalizing can be a bit of a problem.
In my opinion not capitalizing i has no reflection on how one feels about oneself.....
 
I know when I'm typing sometimes I don't hit the cap button hard enough or long enough for it to capitalize.

I'm even more perplexed by when I use pen and paper. When I am printing words that have 2 e's I will use a capital E for the first instance and and a lower case e for the second. This is when I'm writing words like reference, where an e is not the first letter. Don't know why have done so for decades and can't seem to change it even when I think about it.
 
I remember in some handwrighting analysis books that I read when someone someone referes to themself as i it is an indication that they have low self esteem.
Or could it show equality with others? I don't even know why I said that! Or, not low self esteem as you point out but that the self is no more important than, say, he or she or you? I can't remember if I capitalized when it was word #1, but if I didn't that shows thought behind the process. But what thought?
 
I switch off the computer if I intend to drink alcohol,
that way, I will make no mistakes, or upset anybody.

But the rules of grammar should always be followed
if possible, it is rude to write in all capitals, they call
it shouting, so perhaps there should be a name for
other things that are not proper grammar.

I always capitalise the I.

Mike.
 
for me its my working fingers, whats left of them. its easier for me to just type letters without the
proper etiquette and punctuation my english teach would prefer.
i do what my fingers can handle without making me crazy correcting things constantly,

the time it takes to be proper ...is tiring. :LOL:
im just typing, not writing a book. lol.
 

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