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BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 20 hours agoThe original rule was “I before E, except after C, or when it rhymes with May, like neighbor or weigh.” My mom’s maiden name was an exception to this rule, so she always adds, “and my maiden name.”
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 19 hours ago
It cuts down to about 300 exceptions if in include the “unless it rhymes with neighbor or way” subclause. That subclause is also violated about 2 dozen times.