Anonymous  +  184004 Mon, 16 Jan 06 11:17 AM Should the pronoun "I" really be used in formal English? Anonymous Nouns, Pronouns

	pieanne  +  184010 Mon, 16 Jan 06 11:20 AM I don't see why not (as a subject, of course). What else would you use?  pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos... Nouns, Pronouns

	goldmund  +  184078 Mon, 16 Jan 06 01:50 PM Dear sir, It is a most interesting question. It is my opinion that you may use the subject pronoun «I» only to denote the first person singular. It is further my opinion that you may use «I» in formal and informal English. Kind regards, Goldmund goldmund Joined on Fri, Jun 10 2005 Regular Member 581 «Tout homme peut dire véritablement; mais dire ordonnément, prudemment et suffisamment, peu d'hommes le peuvent.» - Michel de Montaigne Regards, Nouns, Pronouns

	Clive  +  184128 Mon, 16 Jan 06 02:36 PM Hi, Should the pronoun "I" really be used in formal English? It seems like an odd question. I wonder if you are thinking about formal essay writing? 'I' should be avoided here, and everything should be in the third person, although I find that this 'rule' is not being taught today in high school as much. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,627 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Nouns, Pronouns, Essays

	pieanne  +  184184 Mon, 16 Jan 06 03:21 PM Of course, one could. Could one ask you for some examples of the formal English you are thinking of, Anon? pieanne Nouns, Pronouns

	pieanne  +  184229 Mon, 16 Jan 06 03:48 PM On second reading, I'm not sure, Anon... "One" involves more than the person who's talking, in my opinion. It's more a synonym of "we", or "everybody". It's mostly used in proverbs or maxims, and sounds rather pontificating.  pieanne Verbs, Nouns, Pronouns, Synonyms