I think it explains it's self.
2007-03-21 17:08:28 · 10 answers · asked by J3llY b3@N 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
That spelling rule applies to "ei" after "c" when sounding like "ee" such as in "deceive" and "receipt."
Other words like "height," "weight," and "chief" don't have an "ee" sound following a "c."
2007-03-21 17:11:49 · answer #1 · answered by Carl D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regrettably, there are a number of exceptions to many stuff in this worldwide. it is why we've the words 'the two', 'different than' and 'except..' this is unusual to me the way this way of good form of words sound merely alike, yet are spelled in any different case and advise something thoroughly distinctive. Then there is the rule approximately changing the 'y' to 'i' and including 'es'. How regarding the only the place you upload merely an 's' or upload 'es' on the top while there is better than one. And the rule regarding the silent 'e' on the top of a notice makes the previous vowel a 'long 'a,e,i,o or u'. nicely what regarding the notice 'above'? It has an 'e' on the top...Oh, yet another exception to the rule. many stuff replace over the years, however the spelling of specific words do not replace merely because of fact they harm the 'rule.'
2016-11-27 21:16:16 · answer #2 · answered by block 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is a lot of fun, ain't it? Oops, that's not proper, - isn't it?
English is good at taking words from other languages. It is at a great advantage as a language in doing so, but it does make for difficult spellings.
Our word "science" is taken from Latin's "scientia" which is derived from "scire" which means "to know." So it was spelled that way before it was used in English, and English just kept the spelling. This is the easiest way to incorporate a new word. If you changed the spelling of each new word, nobody would know what you meant. So, I guess we have to learn all the clever rules and get on with it.
;-D Personally, I enjoy eating a tortilla more than studying Science, but I don't say it like it is written!
2007-03-21 17:52:51 · answer #3 · answered by China Jon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some words are just "weird". Anyhow, "science" doesn't fit the rule because the two vowels are pronounced separately, in which case you don't need a rule to know how it's spelled. "Society" and "deity" are other examples of this exception.
2007-03-21 19:18:23 · answer #4 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hence the reason English is the hardest language to learn. There are exceptions to all the exceptions.
2007-03-21 17:11:20 · answer #5 · answered by Beach_Bum 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you forget the second part. "Except when sounded like 'a' as in 'neighbor' and 'weigh'". Science is correctly pronounced saynce.
2007-03-21 17:11:39 · answer #6 · answered by colravi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
English has about as many exceptions to the rule as it has rules ;-)
2007-03-21 17:16:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no it wouldnt, you can, if you say it to yourself hear the "i" before the "e" sounds in "Science".
2007-03-21 17:15:19 · answer #8 · answered by mcdonaldcj 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remember science is just a theory - :)
2007-03-21 17:18:02 · answer #9 · answered by Carl P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah, but 'their' is always an exception
2007-03-21 17:18:22 · answer #10 · answered by lilly j 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋