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Another Metamorphosis

Education > Rules Are Changed

Rules Are Changed

When I was in school, I was taught:
"I before E except...".

There is no actual answer to this because the "magic e" rule, which is "I before E except after C", is wrong.

There are more exceptions to the rule and thus it is no longer taught in schools.

There are 923 words in English that have "cie" in them, meaning there are 21 times as many words which break the rule than obey it.

Words which break the rule include: "glacier", "species", "concierge", "caffeine", "weird", "Madeira", "hacienda", "weir", "being" and "veil".

posted on Dec 29, 2010 3:39 PM ()

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Not to mention weight, freight, and many more. And I'm just thankful I didn't have to take English as a foreign (another ei word!) language. Spelling and pronunciation are horrendous to learn.

comment by solitaire on Dec 30, 2010 6:11 AM ()

I am always so impressed when I hear foreigners speaking English so perfectly - it is such, a difficult language to learn! In this country, we are too lazy to try to learn other languages.

reply by febreze on Dec 30, 2010 8:22 AM ()

Dayum, again never thought about that! Interesting. I am glad someone finally realized it though.

comment by kristilyn3 on Dec 29, 2010 4:36 PM ()

It has always confused me - 'recieved', being the most common one for me! There are a few words, which will not, stay in my brain for future use and I always have to consult the dictionary