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Old 22-Jan-2007, 20:58
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I is.......

in which case we use it?


i just know I am
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I cannot think of a single instance in which "I is..." is used.
The only time that it would be used is in slang. It shows an uneducated person.
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In AmE, "I is" is usually used when quoting or imitating Black English or Ebonics. A lot of literature written during the Civil War era would adopt the dialect used by slaves at the time, which included "I is" instead of the more correct "I am."

I would daresay that unless you are of African heritage, or are a rapper using the phrase in your lyrics, saying "I is" would brand you as a racist and folks would think that you were mocking the Black population.
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It could also show a well-educated person who chooses to speak non-standard English for his own purposes.
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I would say ' I is the ninth letter of the English alphabet' joking of course!
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