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Elizabeth2469049

Elizabeth2469049 Report 21 Jul 2013 23:32

'I' before 'E' except when there's a feisty heist on weird beige foreign neighbours reinventing protein at their leisure

Researching:
Dominy & Croom in Dorset, Rutherford & McElhatton in Northumberland. Dendy and Thorp

Allan

Allan Report 21 Jul 2013 23:50

And don't forget Science :-)

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 21 Jul 2013 23:52

We had I before E except after C as a mantra in the 50s...lolol

Researching:
Jones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Allan

Allan Report 21 Jul 2013 23:55

I believe that the Rule is insufficient

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 22 Jul 2013 00:07

These rules are a weight upon our shoulders.

Should put that weight on a freight train.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 22 Jul 2013 00:08

But a sleight of hand would break the rules.

Need some coffee as the caffeine will help decipher this conundrum, which I'll do at a leisurely pace.

But, I mightn't sleep well under my eiderdown if I think about the imminent birth of the sovereign's great grandchild. (But I'm sure their nursery will be lovely).

In the morning I'll contemplate whether I need a codeine to overcome the effects of those glasses of madeira. Then I'll deign to consider whether I'm up to facing eight hours at work. Either way, it won't be a day of leisure.

Sharron

Sharron Report 22 Jul 2013 00:11

Round here it would be I before e because I were ere first.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 22 Jul 2013 11:00

EEE! ba goom, EE's a rum'n!

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 22 Jul 2013 11:07

thats a feint excuse anyway

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Sharron

Sharron Report 22 Jul 2013 12:07

Bit weird too.

eRRolSheep

eRRolSheep Report 22 Jul 2013 12:32

The rule supposedly goes - "I" before "E" except after "C" but only when the sound is "E"

It does not say that in all other cases the two letters should be the other way around.

I am so glad that English is my mother tongue!

Researching:
Happy

Graham

Graham Report 22 Jul 2013 12:35

I remember a sketch that Mel Smith & Griff Rhys Jones did many years ago. They said that the i before e rule came in handy when trying to spell side; because the i was before the e and came after sea. :-D

Elizabeth2469049

Elizabeth2469049 Report 22 Jul 2013 13:50

I have forwarded your additions and comments to the originator - although an academic she may not be that grateful!
Just re-read the original - there are slight non-PC overtones I hadn't noticed - lucky not to be RR'd I suppose!

Researching:
Dominy & Croom in Dorset, Rutherford & McElhatton in Northumberland. Dendy and Thorp