Quote:
Originally Posted by MikesJo
Someone refresh me on that rule, "i before e except for c". I remember hearing it all the time but can't remember what it meant.
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"
I before e, except after c" is a
mnemonic device used to help students remember how to
spell certain words in the
English language. It means that, in words where
i and
e fall together, the order is
ie, except directly following
c, when it is
ei. For example:
- ie in words like siege, friend
- ei in words like ceiling, receive
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_before_e_except_after_c