Weird
Originally posted Thursday, June 25, 2009
The spelling mantra “i before e except after c” is no longer worth teaching, according to the [British] government.
Advice sent to teachers says there are too few words which follow the rule and recommends using more modern methods to teach spelling to schoolchildren.
Do you suppose they applied sufficient scientific weight to this matter. What do you think neighbor? I sure was never willing to open a vein over it. Keith and Sheila always thought it was silly, too.
Another question: Does caffeine make you feisty?
“Or when sounded like ‘ay’ as in neighbor or weigh.” Good for you for constructing that, and for caring.
A young person told me the other day, “Only old people use those rhymes.” I should have said, “that’s why we can still spell.”
How weird.
“but their, weird, either, foreign, seize, neither, leisure, forfeit and height are exceptions spelled right.”