OK info comment. The most famous spelling rule in English is - I before e except after c, followed by different variants such as - and if you please the little word seize. Spelling jingles became popular only when spelling had stabilised and (v imp this) after the demand for correctness entered classrooms. (18th/19th century) Apparently the best way to decide is to listen carefully to the sound you are making!!!! good luck.
OK info comment. The most famous spelling rule in English is - I before e except after c, followed by different variants such as - and if you please the little word seize. Spelling jingles became popular only when spelling had stabilised and (v imp this) after the demand for correctness entered classrooms. (18th/19th century) Apparently the best way to decide is to listen carefully to the sound you are making!!!! good luck.
ReplyDeleteI before E is pretty useless because there are so many exceptions... like neighbour! I take it that was your little joke!
ReplyDeleteThan/then is quite important, though.... Than compares things, then says what happened next.