zedgeist@lemmy.world to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoWorst rule everlemmy.worldimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1523arrow-down19
arrow-up1514arrow-down1imageWorst rule everlemmy.worldzedgeist@lemmy.world to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-squareDavel23@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up68·1 month agoI 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 NEVER be right no matter WHAT you say!
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoCAT. K A T. I’m outta here. (I know there’s two Ts)
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 NEVER be right no matter WHAT you say!
CAT. K A T. I’m outta here.
(I know there’s two Ts)
Oh… That’s a hard rule