there are alot of words that have E befor I, and it's isn't after C like earwig, shoudn't it be iearwg? or how about epidemic? theres 2 of each. Shouldn't it be iiepdmc? and eliphant. It should be ielphant. It's so confusing!
2007-02-21 00:47:37 · 6 answers · asked by I'm blonde 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Another thing, the word english. I mean of all words you would think it wouldn't break that rule. That's not proper english, or should I say ienglsh?
2007-02-21 01:34:21 · update #1
I noticed that too. Like my boss's name is Eddie, only I call him Iedde because that's the way it should be. It pisses him off, but hey, it's not my fault his name goes against proper grammar.
2007-02-21 01:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by Jimmy H 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The rule applies to words where i and e are together (like "yield"), but there are exceptions.
2007-02-21 00:59:06 · answer #2 · answered by figment_usa 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are always exceptions to the rules.
2007-02-21 00:52:34 · answer #3 · answered by rustybones 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah - and somewhere I read that the word for fish is ghoti.
2007-02-21 00:51:59 · answer #4 · answered by luosechi 駱士基 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is when the 2 letters are side by side, not when they are 5 letters apart...
2007-02-21 00:55:06 · answer #5 · answered by pitbullcopper2004 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
People .... there's a reason she named herself "I'm Blonde"
2007-02-21 00:55:51 · answer #6 · answered by mrnaturl1 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋