I before E except after C, except …
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#2That rule cost me the 5th grade spelling bee. I lost on “forfeit”, appropriately.
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#3I learned it with the additional phrase that was something like “and in words that sound like ‘neighbor’ and ‘weigh’.
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#4I remember from a junior high textbook (probably eighth grade) the expanded version
I before E except after C
And when sounded as A, as in "neighbor" and "weigh"
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#6English is fun like that. Rules everywhere invented for the fun of being broken.
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#7I remember from a junior high textbook (probably eighth grade) the expanded version I before E except after C And when sounded as A, as in "neighbor" and "weigh" That leave some weird exceptions...
This is a stupid animated version but I remember Brian Regan had a bit about this. Always makes me laugh. haha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTPMmBQjlFQ
Bonus for plurals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXJjZjl6Y_4
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#8I remember from a junior high textbook (probably eighth grade) the expanded version I before E except after C And when sounded as A, as in "neighbor" and "weigh" That leave some weird exceptions...
Weird exceptions in first few words marked with @:
their @
being
eight
either @
height @
foreign @
neighborhood
weight
protein @
reign
eight
Re: I before E except after C, except …
#9I remember from a junior high textbook (probably eighth grade) the expanded version I before E except after C And when sounded as A, as in "neighbor" and "weigh" That leave some weird exceptions...
My weird foreign neighbor Keith received eight counterfeit beige sleighs from feisty caffeinated weightlifters.
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#10I dislike that people interpret this adage being violated as an example of English's inconsistency. The clearer conclusion is that it just isn't true.
I could say "every word in English starts with ß" and then point out that every single word violates this rule. What a crazy language!
But that would be silly. Not because English is crazy, but because that obviously isn't true.