29 Dec 05
Originally posted by genius'cos there is no logic to the English Language.
but then why is "their" spelt "their"? i relised i spelt it this way about a week ago so i tried to spell it the other way (thier), and it just looked wrong. so i look up a dictionary, and lo! it's "their". why does the i-before-e rule not apply here?
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29 Dec 05
Originally posted by geniusthat is totally wierd.
but then why is "their" spelt "their"? i relised i spelt it this way about a week ago so i tried to spell it the other way (thier), and it just looked wrong. so i look up a dictionary, and lo! it's "their". why does the i-before-e rule not apply here?
29 Dec 05
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Originally posted by geniusYou need to quote the entire rule:
but then why is "their" spelt "their"? i relised i spelt it this way about a week ago so i tried to spell it the other way (thier), and it just looked wrong. so i look up a dictionary, and lo! it's "their". why does the i-before-e rule not apply here?
Write I before E
Except after C
Or when it sounds like an A
As in "neighbor" and "weigh"
Examples:
i before e: relief, believe, niece, chief, sieve, frieze, field, yield
e before i: receive, deceive, ceiling, conceit, vein, sleigh, freight, eight
Of course, even with the entire rule, there on exceptions, because this is, afterall, English that we're talking about here:
seize, either, weird, height, foreign, leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, leisure, neither, science, species, sufficient
29 Dec 05
Originally posted by The PlumberI wish to direct you to my wise man thread smartass
You need to quote the entire rule:
Write I before E
Except after C
Or when it sounds like an A
As in "neighbor" and "weigh"
Examples:
i before e: relief, believe, niece, chief, sieve, frieze, field, yield
e before i: receive, deceive, ceiling, conceit, vein, sleigh, freight, eight
Of course, even with the entire rule, th ...[text shortened]... , leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, leisure, neither, science, species, sufficient
29 Dec 05
Originally posted by geniusTheir is THE special case where it's an addition to the word THE.
but then why is "their" spelt "their"? i relised i spelt it this way about a week ago so i tried to spell it the other way (thier), and it just looked wrong. so i look up a dictionary, and lo! it's "their". why does the i-before-e rule not apply here?
29 Dec 05
Originally posted by The Plumberahh-i had completly forgotten about the second part. it still doesn't ring a bell, but i haven't actually heard the rule in a good 10 years, to be fair...😛
You need to quote the entire rule:
Write I before E
Except after C
Or when it sounds like an A
As in "neighbor" and "weigh"
Examples:
i before e: relief, believe, niece, chief, sieve, frieze, field, yield
e before i: receive, deceive, ceiling, conceit, vein, sleigh, freight, eight
Of course, even with the entire rule, th ...[text shortened]... , leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, leisure, neither, science, species, sufficient
29 Dec 05
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Originally posted by The PlumberStrictly speaking, those words you mention at the end don't
You need to quote the entire rule:
Write I before E
Except after C
Or when it sounds like an A
As in "neighbor" and "weigh"
Examples:
i before e: relief, believe, niece, chief, sieve, frieze, field, yield
e before i: receive, deceive, ceiling, conceit, vein, sleigh, freight, eight
Of course, even with the entire rule, th , leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, leisure, neither, science, species, sufficient
have the A sound so don't they belong to part one and two?
Except for science, scientifically speaking.