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Bokonon · 07-16-2002, 06:09 PM

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Originally posted by fando:
<strong>Hey be fair. The whole ei, ie and ee thing is messed up in English. How is each pair pronounced? When do they occur? What are the exceptions? It's so complicated!

Eventually, once you know the differences, you already know the etymology of the word. If ei is pronounced "eye" then it's probably Germanic, etc.</strong>

This would be a good point except for one small yet crucial distinction: we have things called spell checkers now.

Oresta · 07-18-2002, 09:55 AM

If the idjids realized that the "ist" ending is a suffix, they'd know that the i-before-e rule doesn't apply. BTW, has anyone ever seen "thiest" in the same post with "athiest"?

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07-18-2002, 09:55 AM	#22
Oresta Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 1,107	If the idjids realized that the "ist" ending is a suffix, they'd know that the i-before-e rule doesn't apply. BTW, has anyone ever seen "thiest" in the same post with "athiest"?

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