- Wait, I thought the rule was "i before e except after c"; why doesn't "atheist" follow that rule? What's going on here?
2007-01-28 11:17:57 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Psyleet, you're right, thanks
2007-01-28 11:23:32 · update #1
I hope everyone knows I'm just playing around, don't burst a blood vessel over this
2007-01-28 11:24:22 · update #2
Some of you have something up your @ss; you take things too seriously
2007-01-28 11:34:09 · update #3
Lee Harvey, are you walking the plank or do I have to push you off, Mr. Pirate Man?
2007-01-29 09:36:16 · update #4
your cute when your angry, i want to party with you
2007-01-28 11:22:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
There are always exceptions to the rule. We didn't exactly make that up.
Oh yeah...T H E I S T doesn't follow the rule either.
2007-01-28 19:21:23 · answer #2 · answered by Stormilutionist Chasealogist 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
There are literally hundreds of English words that don't follow that rule. It is a travesty that it is even taught!
2007-01-28 19:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Dawn G 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What about weigh and neighbor??
Ahhhhh, the natural order of things are unraveling before our eyes! Repent! Repent! The rapture is neigh...oh no, another e before I word!
2007-01-28 19:23:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Really
No wonder I can never decide how to spell it!
It is one of those ODD exceptions!
It also doesn't sound NEY, like Neighbor and Weigh!
2007-01-28 19:23:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's cute.
It's because the e and i are two separate syllables and not a single vowel sound which is what that rule covers.
2007-01-28 19:24:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
We didn't even come up with the word...we should not even have to have a title. So guess the believers that put it on us weren't too educated...
2007-01-28 19:26:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Say the word. Clearly, the e sound comes before the i sound.
2007-01-28 19:24:47 · answer #8 · answered by Ann 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not actually an english word. The word "theism" is derived from ancient greek.
"theos" is greek for 'god'.
Shame on you for not knowing that.
2007-01-28 19:22:50 · answer #9 · answered by eldad9 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Who gives a toss? Ask it in the word games room. Its not exactly a religious question.
2007-01-28 19:23:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I before E, except after C,
Unless sounding like A,
as in neighbor or weigh...
2007-01-28 19:27:58 · answer #11 · answered by TiGeR 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋