| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| I (pron.) |
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| I is the nominative case form of the first person singular personal pronoun, a very high frequency word in English. Some commentators insist humility requires that I be used sparingly in Formal written English, particularly in Edited English, but the prohibition of all uses in writing is silly and should be ignored: it can lead to circumlocutory syntax and indirect, abstract, and stuffy prose. If you have an idea, acknowledge it directly with I think; just avoid the monotony of windy, self-centered discourse, to which constant repetition of the pronoun I so often contributes. See CASE (1); HYPERCORRECTION; IT’S ME; MYSELF; PERSONAL PRONOUNS; PRESENT WRITER. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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