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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
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On the other hand, "I before E except after C" only correctly predicts the spelling of about one third of words with "CEI" in them; the other two thirds of the words have "CIE" instead.
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Huh? One third? You just said two thirds have CIE? |
CIE: ancient, efficient, deficient, glacier
CEI: ceiling, receive
The ratio is about 2:1. The CIE words aren't covered by this (misquoted) rule, but some people do not pay enough attention in class.
