> > > > > Hi Folks,,
> > > > >
> > > > > lf any parents of our Rousseau School community would like our monthly newsletter sent to them directly via email, please send your email address to rotait@hwdsb.on.ca
> > > >
> > > > Can people really substitute the letter "I" with the letter "l"? I'm not an English major, but this just doesn't seem right.
> > >
> > > It's a rule in Canadian English. You can only do it after the double comma.
> > >
> > > -FP
> >
> > Actually, you can also do it after a six-pack of beer. That's the more common usage.
> >
> > Don "Proudly Canadian" Monkey
>
> I don't know, it just doesn't quite sound right to say "L Am Canadian!"
>
> ^v^:)^v^
> FB


Back in the days of manual typewriters, there was no "1" key. Lower case L was substituted for the numeral 1 as a matter of course. I don't know where the I fit in.

Mousies are old.