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kairos12

(13,487 posts) Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:31 PM Jan 9

The rule"I" before "e" except

after "c" has been disproved by science.

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The rule"I" before "e" except (Original Post) kairos12 Jan 9 OP

Well played Endlessmike56 Jan 9 #1

???? Don't get it. More info, please. Amaryllis Jan 9 #2

Science, dear. quaint Jan 9 #3

Funny, Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 9 #4

I still don't get it. Can you explain? Amaryllis Jan 9 #5

S C I E N C E sorcrow Jan 9 #6

Sure. some words have the e before i. or the i before e in the spelling.Example, when I taught, I taught my students to debm55 Jan 9 #7

THanks. I also was an English teacher so understand the i before e rule but didn't get the science part. Amaryllis Jan 9 #8

The problem with English is there are so many exceptions from its rules... Wounded Bear Jan 9 #9

And atheism. Rizen Jan 9 #10

English is weird. perfessor Jan 9 #11

lol Niagara Jan 9 #12

Subtle Marthe48 Jan 9 #13

What a weird society. Doc_Technical Jan 10 #14

Beauty! ProfessorGAC Jan 10 #15

Endlessmike56

(143 posts)

1. Well played

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:35 PM

Jan 9

Amaryllis

(11,069 posts)

2. ???? Don't get it. More info, please.

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Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:59 PM

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quaint

(4,756 posts)

3. Science, dear.

Reply to Amaryllis (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 01:08 PM

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debm55

(57,400 posts)

4. Funny, Thank you very much for sharing with us.

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Fri Jan 9, 2026, 01:34 PM

Jan 9

Amaryllis

(11,069 posts)

5. I still don't get it. Can you explain?

Reply to debm55 (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 01:35 PM

Jan 9

sorcrow

(660 posts)

6. S C I E N C E

Reply to Amaryllis (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 01:58 PM

Jan 9

The I is after the C.

debm55

(57,400 posts)

7. Sure. some words have the e before i. or the i before e in the spelling.Example, when I taught, I taught my students to

Reply to Amaryllis (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 02:00 PM

Jan 9

spell believe by seeing the word lie in it and you don't believe a lie. Science is an exception where it is correct to believe in ie and it is not a lie.

Amaryllis

(11,069 posts)

8. THanks. I also was an English teacher so understand the i before e rule but didn't get the science part.

Reply to debm55 (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 02:40 PM

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Wounded Bear

(63,948 posts)

9. The problem with English is there are so many exceptions from its rules...

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 03:11 PM

Jan 9

Probably because we have so many words stolen from other languages.

Rizen

(1,045 posts)

10. And atheism.

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Fri Jan 9, 2026, 03:21 PM

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perfessor

(360 posts)

11. English is weird.

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Fri Jan 9, 2026, 03:23 PM

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Niagara

(11,639 posts)

12. lol

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Fri Jan 9, 2026, 04:32 PM

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Marthe48

(22,822 posts)

13. Subtle

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Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:06 PM

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Doc_Technical

(3,744 posts)

14. What a weird society.

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Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:18 AM

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ProfessorGAC

(76,057 posts)

15. Beauty!

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 05:34 PM

Jan 10

It's weird that you found that exception.

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