I have always been told that when you spell a word that has the letters "I" and "E" together that the "I" will always come before the "E" except after the letter "C" (as in the word ceiling) or if it will make the long "A" sound (like neighbor and weigh) alright so if that's correct how come the word "Heiress" is spelled w/ the "I" after the "E" -it's not like "Heiress" is pronouced hay-ress.
2006-11-14 13:26:59 · 7 answers · asked by Sarah W 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Heiress is pronounced like (âris) The H is silent it sounds like airess.
2006-11-14 13:36:59 · answer #1 · answered by miamac49616 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question. i guess you found an exception... did you check the dictionary on how to pronounce "heiress?" :)
2006-11-14 21:31:48 · answer #2 · answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Heir" is pronounced like "air."
So yes, both words use the "ay" sound.
You just can't hear it because of the "r" right after it.
2006-11-14 21:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by emilynghiem 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rottweiler doesn't sound like rotwaler either.. hey, nor does either..
2006-11-14 21:42:26 · answer #4 · answered by gemma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are exceptions to pretty much every rule.
2006-11-14 21:30:30 · answer #5 · answered by Your Best Fiend 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is the way I learned it.. that is.. the way you said it.
2006-11-14 21:32:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
good question....
2006-11-14 21:30:02 · answer #7 · answered by ME....yea..me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋