OT- weird caffeine- spelling
James Silverton wrote:
> Hoges wrote on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:08:22 GMT:
>
>
>> "Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I before E except after C
>>> Or when sounding like A
>>> As in neighbor or weigh.
>>>
>>> We all know that rhyme. I'm trying to construct a list of
>>> exceptions so I can make up a new rhyme or mnemonic. Something Sheila
>>> would find handy. So far, I've come up with:
>>>
>>> caffeine
>>> Sheila
>>> weird.
>>>
>>> Can y'all think of others?
>>>
>>> --Lia
>
>> I know it's a proper name but it is quite well known - Breitling
>> doesn't follow the rule.
>
> But Breitling is probably of German derivation and the rule does not
> apply in German where "ie" and "ei" indicate different sounds.
Einstein does it twice.
Becca
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