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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Neocon who wrote (13498)5/11/2001 5:45:27 PM
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Something has been puzzling me for many years. I'll bet you could clear it up. I once heard a spelling rule that went like this:

"i before e, except after c, as in neighbor and weigh."

There is no "c" in neighbor and weigh. So why does the rule suggest that neighbor and weigh are examples of the stated exception. It does appear that when "i" and "e" are together the i usually comes first and that when preceeded by a "c" the rule changes. This all came back to me when I decided to look up the spelling for "weird." Why would grammarians make up such a stupid rule? Or, did I hear it wrong? Because if it was "and in neighbor and weigh" that would make sense but they left out "weird."
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