Dec 6, 2014 · The rule is that when and only when something is sounded /iː/ and you must choose between “ie” and “ei”, then and only then is the rule to spell it “i before e except after c”, with the …

The correct rule should apparently be (from the first link), Use I before E Except when C is followed by L, P, T or V Or when sounded like "A" as in weight or "I" as in height Or when a prefix or suffix implies E …

Dec 6, 2021 · 28 "i before e except after c"* is a spelling "rule" that many people remember from school or just because it's often repeated. It refers to words like "p ie ce" to help people remember the "ie" …

Dec 16, 2010 · The old saying goes like this: i before e except after c or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh While this rule covers a large number of words, of course, there are a ton of …

Apr 6, 2015 · The answer is r, largely due to productive prefixes like re- and pre-. Per the OED, words with a letter followed by ei occur with this frequency for each such letter: 981 r 586 l 518 h 478 w 394 …

I've never heard of that rule - only "I before E except after C", which has so many exceptions it's almost useless.

I believe that sometimes English is simplified in classes taught to foreigners. If you use in front of rather than before for non-temporal uses, I don't think you'll ever be wrong (now watch somebody find a …

Feb 12, 2011 · @janaspage Early Latin quite consistently used <k> before /a/, <c> before front vowels (/i e/), and <q> before back vowels <o u>. There was probably a difference in pronunciation between …

Oct 16, 2015 · We can say it, but we'd be wrong. I before e, except after c, or when it's weird...

Jun 10, 2015 · The only really useful version is only rarely taught, though, because it doesn’t rhyme: i before e, except after c is the basic rule when you’re deciding between ie and ei to represent /iː/ (the …