
The Subversion of the Subject and the Dialect of Desire, Part 2
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The Grammatical Subject of the Verb I
The grammatical subject is your identity as spoken in language. To currently speak and use the vertical pronoun I is to have it designate you or indicate you index you if you will. The selfie that you took of yourself at that dinner and then posted on Instagram is the grammatical subject. There's a difference between the I referred to in I'm the kind of person who likes to watch movies, And the other being that felt compelled in that moment to tell you that I'm thekind of person that like to watch movies.
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