I before E except when it's not

[Laurence Horn]

At 2:04 PM -0500 12/26/09, Benjamin Zimmer wrote:
>On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>>
>>  At 2:48 PM -0200 12/26/09, David A. Daniel wrote:
>>  >Some months ago we went through a thread or two about the (in)applicability
>>  >of the I Before E Rule. Here http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blog
>>  >MW has one of their "Ask the Editor" clips on the subject. I thought it was
>>  >cute and, in the Christmas spirit of sharing, am passing it on. And a jolly
>>  >Ho, Ho, Ho to all.
>>  >
>>  Can you give (some of) us pointers on how to find it?  When I clicked
>>  on the above link, I just found the dictionary entry (definition,
>>  etymology, etc.) for _blog_.
>
>Direct link:
>
>http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0003-ibeforee.htm

Thanks.  Nice poem, although its mnenomic value may be limited.

LH

>More "Ask the Editor" installments:
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>http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/asktheeditor.htm
>
>(The videos also show up in the right column of the dictionary entries.)
>
>--Ben Zimmer
>
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