"I" before "E" except after "C".
Boy, what a weird society.
2007-01-31 08:59:01 · 6 answers · asked by John Doe IV 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I don't think anyone gets this.
Hint: ITS A JOKE.
2007-01-31 09:07:56 · update #1
ICE? Is that right.
2007-01-31 09:06:06 · answer #1 · answered by Violation Notice: The 1 like 5/4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 7th grade I learned i before e except after c or when sounding like a as in neighbor or weigh with the following exception sentence: Neither leisured foreigner seized the weird height. I know there are more exceptions but many are similar to these.
2007-01-31 17:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by AlphaBeta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now listen carefully.
The rule "i before e except after c" only applies for the sound of "ee", like believe, receive, chief, conceit.
The exceptions are: seize, weird, counterfeit.
Words like "neighbor, height, weight, rein" etc. don't have the sound of "ee".
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2007-02-01 02:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it totally does not make sense because the rule doesn't even work half of the time. Oh well, weird we are.
2007-01-31 17:07:09 · answer #4 · answered by KatieL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it works most of the time. I guess it's a rule meant to help people spell words, like receive, because people tend to spell it incorrectly (recieve).
2007-01-31 17:33:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So then it would be soceity, I am receiving mixed messages
2007-01-31 17:46:58 · answer #6 · answered by Yo Mum Mum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋