Talk:I before e except after c

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Rhymes aside, the rule is:

"Where you know that a given word is pronounced /i:/ or /ɪ/ and you are not sure whether it is spelt with ie or ei, the following rules apply. The digraph ei usually represents /eɪ/ or /aɪ/, so ie is your best bet except after a c — which requires ie in forms of words in -y (fancies, legacies...) and ei in other positions (ceiling, receipt...) — and in the words seize, weird, oneiromancy and a few others if dialectal pronunciations are taken into account."

— Chameleon 13:13, 26 May 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Better rule 2 LOL 3 Not Funny 4 achievement removed

[edit] Better rule

"I before E, except for the exceptions"

-- Ronan Pitterman

[edit] LOL

"Pitterman, that was funny."

-- WikiGuest

[edit] Not Funny

I am editing the claim of humourous effect in the Canadian Hyundai commercial. It is not funny.

[edit] achievement removed

I removed 'achievement' since the 'ie' comes after h, not c (it's also not listed with the exceptions). JAL 82.92.15.150 10:05, 20 November 2006 (UTC)