tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7683432964141440841.post640738426450565830..comments2024-03-25T03:09:52.045-07:00Comments on doodle daydream: ISSUE NO. 3438 - "SPELLIN'"Nervousinacapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201309968910236109noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7683432964141440841.post-10435763809950824422021-06-08T02:54:48.792-07:002021-06-08T02:54:48.792-07:00I before E is pretty useless because there are so ...I before E is pretty useless because there are so many exceptions... like neighbour! I take it that was your little joke!<br /><br />Than/then is quite important, though.... Than compares things, then says what happened next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7683432964141440841.post-70950401196693365952021-06-07T06:17:16.282-07:002021-06-07T06:17:16.282-07:00OK info comment. The most famous spelling rule in ...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.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com