2007-10-05 18:40:17 · 20 answers · asked by unknown 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
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2007-10-06 19:02:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, yes it would be. When I was a child, the rule was "i before e except after c, exceptions neighbor and weigh. They didn't say anything about science, weird or forfeiture.
Your question made me laugh out loud.
2007-10-06 02:10:07 · answer #2 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, there are a few exceptions, and the whole rule goes "i before e except after c unless sounding like a as in neighbor or weigh" but i dont know if that helps or not
2007-10-06 01:45:27 · answer #3 · answered by la di da di da 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm... An exception to a rule in the English language. Not exactly unheard of, eh?
2007-10-06 01:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by Crypt 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The rule doesn't apply 100% of the time. More like 99% of the time.
Others that don't apply: beige, codeine, conscience, deity, eight, either, feign, feint, feisty, foreign, forfeit, freight, heifer, height, heinous, heir, heist, neigh, neighbor, neither, rein, science, seismic, seize, sheik, society, sovereign, veil, vein, weight, weird.
In the case of science, it's partly explained by the long "s" - they wanted to accentuate it by adding a c.
2007-10-06 01:45:32 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Meeh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rules to the English language is really messed up.
2007-10-06 01:43:57 · answer #6 · answered by Ham8888888888 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are always exceptions to the rule...
2007-10-06 01:44:02 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and "foreign". Not all words follow the rules. which makes english annoying to learn.
2007-10-06 01:43:31 · answer #8 · answered by just some chick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All rules have exceptions, and all those exceptions have exceptions.. and all those exceptions exceptions have exceptions.. and so on.
(science is one of those exceptions)
:)
2007-10-06 01:43:14 · answer #9 · answered by Lost Sock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That rule doesn't always apply
2007-10-06 01:47:33 · answer #10 · answered by Nico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow!! I guess certain words will pass the rule
2007-10-06 01:43:28 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋