Topic: Why, in English is "I" an acceptible pronoun, but "U" isn't?

Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago #15,354

Why?

LatestDude !!nEftABMoF joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #268,854

I isn't short for anything - it's the proper pronoun. "U" is just a mangled form of the proper pronoun, you. Thanks to how linguistics works, however, if you'd like U to become acceptable, you just have to use it constantly and convince most other people to do the same.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 57 seconds later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #268,857

@previous (LatestDude !!nEftABMoF)
It's already used widespread informally. What English is in desperate need of is a logical reformation.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #268,859

@previous (A)

> It's already used widespread informally

good god, what backwards hole do you live in?

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 11 seconds later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #268,860

@268,854 (LatestDude !!nEftABMoF)
That doesn't fall within the SoR. Anyone who tries to use it in any situation should be instantly shitlisted IRL.

LatestDude !!nEftABMoF replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #268,862

@previous (D)
How, exactly, would you shitlist someone IRL? Solitary detention for two weeks?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 19 seconds later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #268,863

@268,859 (C)
Metro Detroit. It's used widespread and informally in the case of SMS/text messaging.

Anonymous D replied with this 15 years ago, 43 seconds later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #268,864

@268,862 (LatestDude !!nEftABMoF)
I would DDoS their home until it goes offline.

Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #268,868

@268,863 (A)

Oh, I see what you mean. It's not used widespread enough though, so it isn't going to become formal English.

vocalon !RVtoegPubI joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #268,869

@268,864 (D)
Really? I'd nuke them.

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