I before E except after...

geeza · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:06

What letter? I thought it was C but ive just searched for how to spell sieve, as in a metal sieve that is used in the kitchen.

Its a weird spelling and sounds nothing like how you say it "siv"

What other stupid english words can you think of?

kitten_caboodle · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:07

geeza said:
What letter? I thought it was C but ive just searched for how to spell siev, as in a metal sieve that is used in the kitchen.

Its a weird spelling and sounds nothing like how you say it "siv"

What other stupid english words can you think of?

Er..it is i before e except after C? There's no c in sieve?

Annoying word : Bough

(pronounced Bow)

Raymond Lin · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:10

It's C !!!

or the word Neighbour, it is after E but its a N.

Kazatan · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:10

kitten_caboodle said:
Er..it is i before e except after C? There's no c in sieve?

and there are always exceptions to the rules in our language. but these "rules" generally hold true.

Nitefly · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:13

Protein anyone?

Gigi · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:17

Everyone uses that rule when spelling my name - kieth :/:/:/

Its Keith. ;D

kitten_caboodle · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:20

Kazatan said:
and there are always exceptions to the rules in our language. but these "rules" generally hold true.

I used to think there were more exceptions than rules - I used to teach English as a foreign language and the look of confusion on people's faces when they'd finally grasped a 'rule' just to be told that there were exceptions that had no real 'rules' around how they were used was priceless

geeza · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:26

kitten_caboodle said:
I used to think there were more exceptions than rules - I used to teach English as a foreign language and the look of confusion on people's faces when they'd finally grasped a 'rule' just to be told that there were exceptions that had no real 'rules' around how they were used was priceless

lol. for the life of me I dont know why I was made to take a second language, couldnt I just have double helpings of english (or another gym lesson)

singist · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:40

How about "fish" spelled .... wait for it ........ "ghoti"

gh ...as in enough
o .....as in women
ti .....as in nation

Yeah, I know but it's always a good one.

Wallace · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:42

Weird.

Nathan · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:44

Their anyone?

jumpy · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:45

I before E except after C.
as in 'piece' or 'receipt'.

Nathan · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:45

singist said:
How about "fish" spelled .... wait for it ........ "ghoti"

gh ...as in enough
o .....as in women
ti .....as in nation

Yeah, I know but it's always a good one.

im lost

Phog · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:49

Nathan said:
Their anyone?

Don't even get me started on that one.

kitten_caboodle · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:50

Nathan said:
im lost

if you take each of the letters and pronounce them as they are in the word he's given, then it says 'fish' even though it's clearly not spelt that way

It's just an example of how the phonetic spelling of words can be interesting.

PsiFox · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:52

Except after c or in the case of my surname

Nathan · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:53

kitten_caboodle said:
if you take each of the letters and pronounce them as they are in the word he's given, then it says 'fish' even though it's clearly not spelt that way

It's just an example of how the phonetic spelling of words can be interesting.

ah! thanks

MR_Punk · 27 Jul 2006 at 11:56

singist said:
How about "fish" spelled .... wait for it ........ "ghoti"

gh ...as in enough
o .....as in women
ti .....as in nation

Yeah, I know but it's always a good one.

+44

geeza · 27 Jul 2006 at 12:10

so, for all you people learnign english its

"I before E except after every other letter in the english language!"

SiriusB · 27 Jul 2006 at 12:13

geeza said:
so, for all you people learnign english its

"I before E except after every other letter in the english language!"

Except if its a full moon on the second Sunday of the third month!

SiriusB