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Pronunciation: /ʌɪ/

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Definition of I

pronoun

[first person singular]

used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself:accept me for what I am
West Indian me:Junior tell I is the army him a’work for
(also I and I, I man) West Indian (especially among Rastafarians) used in reference to oneself or to people in general:I and I must submit to and follow Jah

noun

(the I) Philosophy (in metaphysics) the subject or object of self-consciousness; the ego.

Origin:

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ik and German ich, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ego and Greek egō

Why is it incorrect to say between you and I (rather than between you and me)? Why is it also wrong to say John and me went to the shops (instead of John and I went to the shops)? Should you say she’s much better than me or she’s much better than I? For a discussion of such questions, see between (usage) and personal pronoun.

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