Words like "protein" etc...
2007-09-03 11:30:52 · 10 answers · asked by Ella (& her dogs) 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
becuase the rest of the rules is:
i before e except after c except for long E and sounds like an a like in neighbor and weigh.
2007-09-03 11:38:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Good point. Actually the whole rule is i before e except after c, or sounding like a as in neighbor or weigh. Protein is one more exception. Only 80 % of English is regular (follows the rules). I'm sure glad it's my native language. I do love it though. I guess it's contagious as my daughter is now teaching high school English. We make it a game to try to catch each other's grammar mistakes.
2007-09-03 18:38:18 · answer #2 · answered by Dusie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The CORRECT ENGLISH/GRAMMAR RULE is as follows:
Use ''i'' before ''e'' except after ''c'' , or when followed by ''g'' as in ''neighbor'' and ''eight''
A word like ''protein'' would be one of those words that are the exceptions, as there ofen are in the English language.
2007-09-08 09:12:33 · answer #3 · answered by handdancing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rule is 'i before e, except after c' - but only for the long 'ee' sound. e.g. believe, chief, receive, conceit.
Exceptions are: seize, weird, counterfeit, caffeine, protein.
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2007-09-03 20:58:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woteva
2007-09-10 11:17:51 · answer #5 · answered by will u answer me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's job security for ESL teachers.
2007-09-08 07:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by Insanity 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that is just a reminder, and has LOTS of exceptions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_before_e_except_after_c
2007-09-03 19:02:00 · answer #7 · answered by Beardo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ronin hit it on the head!!! yeah
2007-09-11 11:00:03 · answer #8 · answered by spreetray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
science conscience
Which brings up the argument of pronunciation.
You don't study "shense" and you don't have a con-SIGH-ence.
2007-09-04 01:42:29 · answer #9 · answered by Sword Lily 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
b/c protein doesnt have a c in it.. der duh duh
2007-09-09 16:27:10 · answer #10 · answered by SamanthaAnn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋