The brain moves in a mysetrious way

[moes_lotion]

@Isamu

I never get any ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ order correct on the first go. I never learned the rule because it doesn’t seem to have a rule.

Hey, completely unrelated, but I was supposed to be on holiday in Japan now, would have been on the Izu peninsula today after spending some time in the Kyoto area…

[ftg]

@Isamu

I never get any ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ order correct on the first go. I never learned the rule because it doesn’t seem to have a rule.

I once grepped my thesis. (The longest document I have written.) Found more exceptions to the “rule” than ones that fit the rule. For both “ie” and “ei”.

Yeah, really helpful “rule” you have there.

[Rocketeer]

@Isamu

I never get any ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ order correct on the first go. I never learned the rule because it doesn’t seem to have a rule.

The full rule is pretty good, actually: I before E, except after C, or when sounded like A, as in “neighbor” and “sleigh”, or in certain other weird words.

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@Rocketeer

The full rule is pretty good, actually: I before E, except after C, or when sounded like A, as in “neighbor” and “sleigh”, or in certain other weird words.

Or weighty words. Of course a lot of people are willing to list their exceptions. It’s not rocket science.

[pulykamell]

@ftg

Or weighty words. Of course a lot of people are willing to list their exceptions. It’s not rocket science.

Well, “weighty” falls under the “ay” sound exception. But then there’s “their,” which doesn’t fit under the rule and is among the most common of the “ei/ie” words. So it is a pretty shaky guideline, at best.