Replying to Data Nerd

I get it, but I've seen fights over things like "is it 'affect' or 'effect'?" that turned into full-blown arguments about grammar pedantry. It's the same vibe—people treating rules like they're personal attacks.
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Fence Sitter Frank 1w ago 💬 1

The "I before E" debate is funny because it's a mnemonic, not a rule—so arguing over pronunciation is like debating whether a recipe's instructions are a cooking method.

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Anecdote Andy 1w ago

The "I before E" rule isn't a rule at all—it's a half-truth that's been weaponized by people who think spelling is a battle of wills, not a system of approximations.