How does "science" fit into the "I before E rule."?

Answer 1

As an exception like weird

Answer 2

There are exceptions to almost every rule.

To the other people who are answering: The asker is trying to disprove the rule. "science" doesn't follow the rule...otherwise it would be "sceince." The rule says that "i" comes before "e" except after "c".....but in this case the rule means nothing because we spell it with the "i" before "e" even though it follows a "c."

EDIT--okay, the people above me have changed some of their answers, but I will leave what I wrote anyway.

Answer 3

i before e except after c. unless that word is science or where the i would be a long vowel. English just makes up rules so they can be broken.

Answer 4

The "i before e" rule isn't really a rule; it's sort of a key to help people spell troublesome words. It's more like an approximation of what some words do. But as you can see, it's not a very good one.

Answer 5

Exceptions to the rule.

Answer 6

That rule is not for 2 separate vowel sounds

In other words it only applies to a single sound like "ee" or how americans pronounce the word "eye" which is a dipthong

science has 2 separate vowel sounds in the middle

Answer 7

I before E except after C, apart from the ones like science that don't. It's English - just go with it.

Answer 8

The 2 letters i and e are not pronounced as "ee" in "science" or "weird", so don't enter into that rule.

Answer 9

the rule as I remember is : I before E, except after C, but not in such words as neighbor and weigh.

Answer 10

scIEnce because the i comes before the e.