On Thu, 13 Jul 2017 09:16:40 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 13/07/17 08:38, Mike Scott wrote:
>> On 13/07/17 07:59, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 12/07/17 21:30, Mike Scott wrote:
>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>> WEIRD.
>>
>> Thank you. I have a habit of getting that one wrong. Most wierd :-}
>>
>>
> It breaks not only the 'i before e', but also the 'except if it sounds
> like the sea'
>
> So does rein.
> and reign.
>
> and a few other excamples.

if you were to perform a thorough check of the dictionary you would find
that there are actually more words that break the rule than follow it
this is one of the reasons why it is no longer taught is schools.



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