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koimizu -> RE: Uppercase Letters (10/1/2006 5:03:29 AM)
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As mentioned in another post, it is a matter of personal preferrences one would suppose. The whys tend to vary as the posts here suggest. The stand that i take is this.
The use of a lowercase 'i' in reference to myself is because while no lesser in regards to thoughts, wellbeing and personal worth, i am beneath the hand of my chosen Master and wish to reflect that in my speech. The extension of that 'i' when addressing other Dominants is to let it be known that a submissive is responding to them respectfully.
Now if They fuck up and lose that respect, that cannot be helped. o.o
In much the same way is the capitilization of You/r when responding in chat to a Dom/me. The basic gift of mutual respect is being offered as well as acknowledgement of who They are. If They ask that i refrain and use more common speech, so be it. Both are comfortable for me and no hardship to change. Now the use of 'third-person' is at times a challenge but adaptable to as well with little discomfort and only a bit more thoughtfulness as to how to phrase something so that it makes SENSE.
Sweet gods in hell there are a few little ones who use 3rd pov and leave everyone mystified as to what the devil was said. Then again, a few moments of extra consideration can be a good thing, especially if one feels T/they have a tendency to put a foot in T/their mouth more times than is seemly.
Still, it just depends on what is prefered and considering the somewhat controversial nature of BDSM in whole, there is always a curiousity as to why people do certain things to themselves or others. *grins* The answers are usually lovely to think about.
Usually.
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