I before E except when it's not

[Joel S. Berson]

The only problem is is, she kept saying "The problem is, is".

Joel

At 12/26/2009 02:04 PM, 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
>
>More "Ask the Editor" installments:
>
>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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