2026-09-26 16:48 UTC
Replies (10)
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@woop_woop@lemmy.world 2026-09-26 17:06
…except after “c” or when sounding like “ay”, as in neighbor or weigh Neighbor Eight Beige Sleigh Follow the rule
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@ceenote@lemmy.world 2026-09-26 18:02
How do you counterfeit a beige sleigh? Paint it tan instead?
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@northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 2026-09-26 18:17
Feels like it was ripped from the AI in Dungeon Crawler Carl
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@massive_bereavement@fedia.io 2026-09-26 17:38
English was a mistake, you shouldn't mix so many languages. Look what you've done!
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@W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-09-26 19:06
I before E except after C, We live in a weird society.
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@KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 2026-09-26 19:20
“I before E, except after C, and when sounding like A, as in neighbor and weigh, and on weekends and holidays and all throughout May, and you’ll always be wrong, no matter what you say.”
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@TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 2026-09-26 20:02
i before e, except after c, and this only applies when it rhymes with “me”
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@daychilde@lemmy.world 2026-09-26 21:31
QI before E
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@Kowowow@lemmy.ca 2026-09-26 21:47
“Just sound it out” is the best I got, wish mnemonic devices worked for me but they always get reversed or worse
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@Haaveilija@lemmy.world 2026-09-28 08:41
i.e. English is weird