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But, but that's inconceivable!
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | January 11, 2013 at 08:35 AM
That is WEIRD.
Posted by: MikeyVA | January 11, 2013 at 08:51 AM
So, if I read the article accurately, the 'i before e except after c' rule is insuffiCIEnt as a spelling rule because it VEIls the fact that the rule only applies when expressing the EE sound.
Posted by: World's Oldest Living Brain Donor | January 11, 2013 at 09:10 AM
Thier idea to scrap this is unbeleivable.
Posted by: nursecindy | January 11, 2013 at 09:44 AM
So a perfectly useful mnemonic is ruled out of bounds because it only helps in 99% of cases? This is taking inclusion too far.
Mr. Language Person, call your office!
Posted by: FredKey | January 11, 2013 at 10:02 AM
"English with sensible spelling."
This sentence does not translate well into English.
Posted by: Steve | January 11, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Don't you know the King's English?
So's the Queen! (Haw!)
Posted by: Omniskeptic | January 11, 2013 at 10:08 AM
Churchill would know what to do.
Posted by: Jan in Grimsby | January 11, 2013 at 10:21 AM
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...
Hmmm, I forget how the rest of that goes.
Posted by: Head_Smashed_In | January 11, 2013 at 10:35 AM
I noticed the date on that there article is
June 21, 2009.
(Judi, I hear that Lowe's is hiring. Just sayin')
Posted by: She | January 11, 2013 at 10:46 AM
English with sensible spelling.
Isn't that what Noah Webster tried to do, and the British now mock us for the results, like spelling "color" without the "u"?
Posted by: Spiny Norman | January 11, 2013 at 11:36 AM
I'd like to see the science behind this.
Posted by: Layzeeboy | January 11, 2013 at 12:44 PM
Head_Smashed_In, I think it's ..."something, something, beggars would ride."
Posted by: World's Oldest Living Brain Donor | January 11, 2013 at 03:43 PM
No wonder they lost their empire.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | January 11, 2013 at 03:56 PM
If wishes were horses
Beggars would ride:
If turnips were bayonets
I would wear one by my side
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | January 11, 2013 at 03:57 PM
Jeff, I suppose so, but then would we all have a Merry Christmas?
Posted by: World's Oldest Living Brain Donor | January 11, 2013 at 05:02 PM
Hark, hark, the dogs do bark!
The buggers are coming to town.
I before Aieee! except after golly-whee,
And I need a rhyme for "town."
Or else we're in Flathead County.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | January 11, 2013 at 05:25 PM
Or when sounded like "A" as in "neighbor" or "weigh," or if it's just weird.
Posted by: tash | January 11, 2013 at 05:39 PM
The terrorists have won.
Posted by: HogsAteMySister | January 11, 2013 at 06:23 PM
I before E is fine. The "except after C" is what is wrong. The only two common words that holds for are recEIve and cEIling.
Posted by: Elon | January 11, 2013 at 07:05 PM
Im not counting receives, receiving, etc.
Posted by: Elon | January 11, 2013 at 07:06 PM
Actually, the Blog did blog this before under the title of "Civilization is doomed", on tips from nurcecindy and cynthia.
Posted by: _ne_lan_spa_e | January 12, 2013 at 01:21 PM