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 1. I before E (13)

 2. -head (5)

 3. Century 21 (4)

 4. So fun (6)

 5. /w/ and /hw/ (2)

 6. <No subject given>

 7. Zero or "o"? -Reply (2)

 8. so fun

 9. *-head*

 10. Zero or "o"? -Reply -Reply

 11. the f-word

 12. funnest

 13. SNEAKERS vs.PLIMPSOLES (Bounced Mail) (2)

 14. -heads (2)

 15. Zero or "o"?

 16. Open Mic



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Date:  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 00:45:05 -0500

From:  Benjamin Barrett <Gogaku[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GNN.COM>

Subject: Re: I before E



>Date:     Thu, 30 Nov 1995 23:16:52 -0500

>From: "William H. Smith" <Wh5mith[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>



>Does anyone know the source of the spelling rule, "I before E except after

>C..."?

[snip]



I learned it as, "I before E except after C and when rhyming with A as in

neighbor and weigh." You're supposed to then remember that "height," as the

most common exception is similar in meaning (and hence spelling) to "weigh."



While there are many exceptions, I found it useful as a young speller.



yoroshiku

Benjamin Barrett