Comments on: “I before E, except after C” http://whittereronautism.com/2009/12/i-before-e-except-after-c/ Coffee breaks in Cyberspace For when you want something short and sweet, but light on saccharin [translation = Aspartame] Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Purple_Kangaroo http://whittereronautism.com/2009/12/i-before-e-except-after-c/comment-page-1/#comment-114481 Purple_Kangaroo Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:34:42 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=1867#comment-114481 Thanks for this! We were just talking about this in our homeschool this week--"I before E except after C, or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh." I will show this picture to the kids. Thanks for this! We were just talking about this in our homeschool this week–”I before E except after C, or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh.”

I will show this picture to the kids.

]]> By: Justthisguy http://whittereronautism.com/2009/12/i-before-e-except-after-c/comment-page-1/#comment-112676 Justthisguy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:06:54 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=1867#comment-112676 When I competed in spelling bees (and I did right well) I relied more on visualizing the letters than on silly verbal rules. English being the kind of language it is, you'll never get 'em _all_ right. I mean, had I known there was a preferred spelling for "knickknack" I might have made it to the national spelling bee. When I competed in spelling bees (and I did right well) I relied more on visualizing the letters than on silly verbal rules. English being the kind of language it is, you’ll never get ‘em _all_ right. I mean, had I known there was a preferred spelling for “knickknack” I might have made it to the national spelling bee.

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