[lit-ideas] "I" as a hypercorrection
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:08:20 EDT
Andy Amago writes:
I thought the "I" was a hypercorrection.
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This reminds me of something I was reading only today. From "The Conquest of
the River Plate" by London-born author, R. B. Cunninghame-Graham:
"When Nunez and his expedition had got across the river to the Chaco, they
were met by a deputation of the chiefs of the Gaycurus. They came to see him
and to fulfil a curious ceremony. 'The principal Indians came to tell the
Governor that it was their custom when they went to war to make a present to
the
captain ...' (* Nunez, in his 'Comentarios' always speaks of himself in the
third person as the 'Governor', probably because he was a gentleman and
disliked to use 'I' perpetually)." (p. 127).
On the other hand, ...
Cheers,
JL
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