2007-02-17 01:18:46 · 23 answers · asked by John L 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
no it's "I" before "e" except after "c" and that isn't always correct either e.g science
2007-02-17 01:22:36 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Mukti 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not.
First of all the full rule is" I before E except after C, or when sounded like A as in neighbor or weigh."
But the are many exceptions.
Whenever there is a syllable break between the two vowels, such as theism. albeit. or science, the rule doesn't apply.
Some common words to which none of these applies are height and weird!
I am of the opinion that this rule should never be taught.
2007-02-17 13:20:10 · answer #2 · answered by Dawn G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I before e except after c works better. However there a couple of exceptions to the rule.
2007-02-17 09:23:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I too was taught "i before e except after c" when I was in primary school and I believed it. But I've gradually realised that there are so many exceptions (especially proper nouns) that it doesn't justify the designation 'rule'. For instance, seize, weird, Sheila, Keith, Neil, Keir, Reid etc.
In fact, I'm not sure that schools should continue to teach this as a 'rule'. Come to think of it, having observed the standard of spelling of the average teenager, I'm not sure whether schools teach any spelling rules any more.
2007-02-17 14:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by deedsallan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "i before e except after c". Read the article from the link below to learn more about this spelling rule and its dozens of exceptions.
2007-02-17 10:18:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i before e except after c
2007-02-17 09:23:48 · answer #6 · answered by xXx Orange Breezer xXx 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you actually mean "I before E except after C", which is by and large true? (Receipt, perceive and so on.) If so Emma Rose and Tattinger Rose have answered this question correctly. There are are quite a few exceptions.
eg: ANCIENT, SCIENCE etc.
If you really meant, as you said in your question, "I before C except after C", try ICICLE...
2007-02-17 09:42:09 · answer #7 · answered by Ross H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean eye before sea except after tea
2007-02-17 09:44:55 · answer #8 · answered by chris h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"i" before "e" except after "c"
or when sounding like "a" as in neighbor and weigh
also when things get weird
2007-02-17 13:13:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
...'i' before 'e' except after c..and no it not always correct
2007-02-17 09:22:58 · answer #10 · answered by keriandjelly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋