Is the dumb rule of 'I before e except after c' still taught in school? So many words break this rule. It seems it applies to words that come from French, like receive and deceive.
Did anyone else point out words that broke this rule to their teacher?
The only rule we need today is 'use spell check' 😂
I learned an addendum from a classmate "unless making sounds like neighbor and weigh"
I found this at Merriam Webster 😂
I before e, except after c
Or when sounded as 'a' as in 'neighbor' and 'weigh'
Unless the 'c' is part of a 'sh' sound as in 'glacier'
Or it appears in comparatives and superlatives like 'fancier'
And also except when the vowels are sounded as 'e' as in 'seize'
Or 'i' as in 'height'
Or also in '-ing' inflections ending in '-e' as in 'cueing'
Or in compound words as in 'albeit'
Or occasionally in technical words with strong etymological links to their parent languages as in 'cuneiform'
Or in other numerous and random exceptions such as 'science', 'forfeit', and 'weird'.
Very clear and succinct
