Originally posted by adramforaller... no, receipt follows the rule of thumb.
Which is probably the reason so few people can spell properly these days lol.
Receipt, a common word used every day spoils the rule of thumb.
The kewlest word not to do so is:
WEIRD
BECAUSE WEIRD IS DIFFERENT.
How profound.
Originally posted by adramforallHow does that spoil the rule? Surely it gives an example of it?
Which is probably the reason so few people can spell properly these days lol.
Receipt, a common word used every day spoils the rule of thumb.
Words that are exceptions:
seize, either, weird, height, foreign, leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, leisure, neither, science, species, sufficient
Also, everyday is one word 🙂
Originally posted by Starrmanbut it/they can still be two words
How does that spoil the rule? Surely it gives an example of it?
Words that are exceptions:
seize, either, weird, height, foreign, leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, leisure, neither, science, species, sufficient
Also, everyday is one word 🙂
Originally posted by pparrishI believe it goes " I before E, except after C"....and thats direct from Mrs. Hennessy, a certain 4th grade english teacher, a no- nonsense grammar-nazi slightly larger than a water buffalo with a wart on her face the size of Rhode Island....
piece (or is it peice) to u awl