OT: what's with the 'i'?

[Dave Stevens]

Quoting Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>:

>
> On 01/31/2013 10:55 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>> Way way OT:
>>
>> Just out of interest, why do some people use the non-existent word "i",
>> not to mention other violations of capitalization rules when 1) their
>> Shift key is clearly not broken, and 2) they aren't the poet e.e.
>> cummings? I've seen a number of people do this (admittedly a tiny
>> minority) and never understood it. Do they think it's cool? Are they
>> expressing their inner rebel? Were they punished by their English
>> teacher at school? Is hitting Shift too much effort? Enquiring minds
>> want to know.

Well, what about using a microscopic keyboard image on an iThing while  
in the subway? Could that have anything to do with it?

>>
>> Sorry, this has been bugging me for ages and I had just had to get this
>> off my chest. Feel free to ignore.
>
> The expect their grammer checker to automagically fix this for them.  
>  Their smartphones SMS messaging does this, so why not their email  
> client?
>
> Some people did not learn on a Royal Typewriter to get exposed to  
> proper typing techniques.  I BARELY made it to 40wpm to pass that  
> class back in '64!
>
> And I hated reading e.e cummings back then.  Robert Frost was more my speed.
>
> "I have miles to go before I sleep."
>
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