then what about the word cafffeine?
2006-11-20 01:53:33 · 7 answers · asked by prettypalmbeacher 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
The "i before e except after c" rule is just a general rule used in literature. Most of the time it is true, but there are some exceptions. My favorite is Budweiser!
2006-11-20 01:56:48 · answer #1 · answered by Krystle D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use i before e except after c or when sounded like a as in neighbor or weigh; and except seize and seizure and also leisure, weird, height, and either, forfeit, and neither
weird, i know.
2006-11-20 10:13:29 · answer #2 · answered by Lil Panda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
english is the most difficult language to learn for this reason. there are rules, then there are exceptions to the rules, then there are expceptions to the exceptions of the rules. just like our tax code. :-)
2006-11-20 09:56:46 · answer #3 · answered by Miki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are "exceptions" to the rule.
2006-11-20 09:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by Holly W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nouns are different...caffeine is the name of something....receive is an action word...again exceptions to every rule....nouns have their own rules...
2006-11-20 10:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by truth4u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were never told that that was an iron-clad rule, we always understood it to be generally so.
2006-11-20 09:57:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
caffiene.
2006-11-20 09:54:47 · answer #7 · answered by L 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋