# Why is I capitalised? (in 'I' and 'I'm')

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-i-capitalised-in-i-and-im/267929>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 6, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-i-capitalised-in-i-and-im/267929 "2004-10-06T21:51:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-i-capitalised-in-i-and-im/267929/21 "2004-10-07T11:53:09Z")

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> [@Lobsang](#):
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> > [@Mr. Blue Sky](#):
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> > It’s a proper pronoun?
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> I assume that ‘his’ and ‘me’ are also proper pronouns (remember, I am dumb to the fundementals of the written language) If so, why is the H not capitalised?

He’s just kidding. There are no “proper pronouns.” He’s making fun of the fact that we capitalize proper _nouns_.

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