Gathering of the Figments

Figment · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:17 am Post subject: IE/EI

From: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/

Rule
Write I before E
Except after C
Or when it sounds like an A
As in "neighbor" and "weigh"

i before e: relief, believe, niece, chief, sieve, frieze, field, yield

e before i: receive, deceive, ceiling, conceit, vein, sleigh, freight, eight

Exceptions
seize, either, weird, height, foreign, leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, leisure, neither, science, species, sufficient

We have four interactive exercises available for practicing these rules.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_spelieEX1.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_spelieEX2.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_spelieEX3.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_spelieEX4.html
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Princess Story Girl · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:47 pm Post subject:

Don't you just hate it when rules have exceptions? Twisted Evil

Hawkins · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:36 pm Post subject:

AACK! Exceptions to rules...I find it much easier to break them. OOH I WANNA QUOTE THAT!

Figgy: STOP ADDING A NEW QUOTE TO THE CONTEST EVERY TIME YOU THINK OF A NEW ONE! *searches for cinder block*

As a thought to THEIR and THEY'RE...well they're is THEY ARE, nix the 'A', and their is...THE IRS. Yeah.
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butterflii · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:11 am Post subject:

And 'there' as in, OVER THERE HAWKINS, IT'S A TALKING HAMPSTER!
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Spider, Spider, on the wall.
Have you got no sense at all?
Can't you see the walls been plastered.
Now you're stuck you stupid . . . spider.

Hawkins · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:35 am Post subject:

It's HAMSTER, like HAM, not HAMPSTER, like HAMPER!

GAWD!
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Kidashka · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:55 am Post subject:

Wow. Other people who care about spelling!!! *squee*

Rat Girl · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:39 am Post subject:

I get annoyed at broken english...I can read through mistypes, but spelling mistakes tend to irk me.

The Bee · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject:

They /should/ irk everyone. But mainly just the ones that stick out and it's just like: "OH MY GAWD! YOU SPELLED HERE INSTEAD OF HEAR?? HOW COULD YOU!" Because those are just fun to poke fun at. Razz

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Hawkins · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject:

You'll love the neopets.com newbie boards. ROFL!

"plz dont keep reporting people 4 no reasons"

"but my history teacher is pregnat and she 40!!!!! old right lol
but my friedn Charnice is pregnat and shes only 14"

"Calling all guys wat do u look for in gurls?"

"good sense of humor,pretty,Not self-centered..."

Those are actual quotes; sad as it may be...that last one really annoys me. *twitch*
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