English spelling origin (OT?)

James Smith jsmithjamessmith at YAHOO.COM
Thu Dec 12 14:10:30 UTC 2002


So where does "science" fit?


--- "Peter A. McGraw" <pmcgraw at LINFIELD.EDU> wrote:
> --On Wednesday, December 11, 2002 10:45 AM -0500
> Laurence Horn
> <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU> wrote:
>
> > The version I remember from grade school goes
> >
> > I before E
> > Except after C,
> > Or when sounded as A*
> > As in "neighbor" and "weigh"
> >
>
> Here's the rest:
>
> But their, weird and either,
> Foreign, seize and neither,
> Leisure, forfeit and height
> Are exceptions spelled right.
>
> Peter Mc.
>
>
>
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>                                Peter A. McGraw
>                    Linfield College   *
> McMinnville, OR
>                             pmcgraw at linfield.edu


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