i before e except after c and “ay” as neighbor or weigh?
Caught my eye as I waited in a line of traffic. Exceptions listed below.
Mr. Bob Cummingham makes a case that the rule is of little use “Examples of exceptions to the rule: Sticking for the moment to the basic rule, “i before e except after c”… here are some exceptions…..beige, cleidoic, codeine, conscience, deify, deity, deign,
dreidel, eider, eight, either, feign, feint, feisty,
foreign, forfeit, freight, gleization, gneiss, greige,
greisen, heifer, heigh-ho, height, heinous, heir, heist,
leitmotiv, neigh, neighbor, neither, peignoir, prescient,
rein, science, seiche, seidel, seine, seismic, seize, sheik,
society, sovereign, surfeit, veil, vein, weight, weird”
That is unfortunate. I wonder how many people read it before the sign was made?
October 6, 2010 at 6:51 am
This is really amusing, both words and “picture.” Sharp eyes – I did not see Bloomfeild right away!
October 6, 2010 at 8:18 am
You have such a sharp eye Ruthie.
October 6, 2010 at 8:58 am
Wow! You do have a good eye. It took me a while to find it.
October 6, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Neat!
October 13, 2010 at 8:44 pm