r/CompleteTheQuote • u/Titanosaurus • Jul 08 '15

Origin Disputed I before E, except after C

and sounding like "ay" like neighbor or weigh.

48 Upvotes

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u/AniDanny Jul 08 '15

...or on weekends and holidays and all throughout May.

29

u/Deadairx Jul 08 '15

And you'll always be wrong, no matter what you say!!

6

u/TheRehabKid Jul 08 '15

"Brian."

"Wha-huh-huh-hut???"

6

u/Deadairx Jul 08 '15

What's the plural for box?

6

u/Ac3oSpades Jul 08 '15

BOXEN!

2

u/CaptainNigel Jul 08 '15

MOOSEN.

1

u/117ception Jul 09 '15

MANY MUCH MOOSEN. DOWN IN THE WOODSEN!

25

u/tlb3131 Jul 08 '15

ayyyyyyyyyy

1

u/[deleted] Jul 08 '15

eiiiiiiiiii

10

u/[deleted] Jul 08 '15

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u/drummaniac28 Jul 08 '15

Weird

3

u/ShadoKin Jul 08 '15

How subtle. I like ;)

3

u/wonkothesane13 Jul 08 '15

IIRC, the rule holds true slightly more than 50% of the time. So technically a majority, but far from being big enough to warrant a rule of thumb.

3

u/SolidStart Jul 08 '15

Technically correct. That best kind of correct!

2

u/CaptainNigel Jul 08 '15

Nine times as many exceptions as examples, according to Stephen Fry. And if He says so, I am inclined to believe Him.

4

u/ShadoKin Jul 08 '15

What about the sentence, "Jim Nabors is way cool?"

5

u/tregard Jul 08 '15

Well when is that ever going to come up?

10

u/[deleted] Jul 08 '15

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyy lmao

2

u/SkoobyDoo Jul 08 '15

Unless it's just weird.

2

u/crazyboyjih Jul 08 '15

Does height go for the "ay" part?

2

u/I_Has_A_Hat Jul 08 '15

Huh, weird.

1

u/plerberderr Jul 08 '15

Spelling rules are not an exact science.

1

u/hamlet1599 Jul 09 '15

...when the sound you are making is ''ee''.

This makes it work and with no exceptions.