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Old 03-24-2008, 12:21 PM   #8 (permalink)
Reba
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Originally Posted by Chase View Post
I'll try again.

Many are confused by spelling English words with ie and ei, such as believe, receive, and weight.

The poem tells how to figure each different spelling:

I before e, (you usually write i before e)

Except after c, (but if i comes after c, you write cie)
Oops.

"Except after c," means it is spelled "cei", as in receive.
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