Olympian
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- Interested in Language
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- Hindi
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- India
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- India
Hello,
I have seen that some writers use "i" (lower case "i") when referring to themselves. Is this a new trend? I used to see it in the Op-ed page of a local newspaper, but now I see it even in an article in The Economist. [Edit: Sorry, it is not an article in The Economist. It is an article in one of India's national newspapers.]
For example, in the article titled The Immensity of India, the writer Adam Roberts, who is the South Asia Bureau Chief of The Economist, also uses the lower case "i".
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Thank you
I have seen that some writers use "i" (lower case "i") when referring to themselves. Is this a new trend? I used to see it in the Op-ed page of a local newspaper, but now I see it even in an article in The Economist. [Edit: Sorry, it is not an article in The Economist. It is an article in one of India's national newspapers.]
For example, in the article titled The Immensity of India, the writer Adam Roberts, who is the South Asia Bureau Chief of The Economist, also uses the lower case "i".
"
Being a foreign writer in India may just be the best job in the world. As The Economist's
South Asia correspondent, my brief is broad — and India is generous back to me. Free to potter in distant corners,
i
get to tell the world what
get to tell the world what
i
see going on. Outsiders have a great appetite to know."
Thank you
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