English Makes No Sense pt. 12: Weird

[FerroCordis]

This was the lesson that started my "nothing matters." mentality.

[AnnikaJoy]

You don’t know how many times I’ve said “I before E except after C” in my head and then been like “wait what”

[Skellyender]

that’s why I go with “I before E except when It doesn’t”

[campersand]

You don't learn English, you memorize English.

[JakubS]

In primary school, instead of learning this rule, we were tasked with listing the only words that actually followed the rule.

[bobingstern]

1st grade: Learning what sound K makes
2nd grade: **KNIGHT**

[AbsolXGuardian]

France: *slams down a thick rulebook*
English: *spits out cigarette* where we're going, we don't need no rulebook

[risker]

My favorite exception to this role is the word society because society purposely doesn’t follow the rules it set for itself

[Centurion_-A]

"I before E, except after C, and when sounding like A, as in Neighbor or Weigh, and on weekends and holidays, and all throughout May, and you'll always be wrong, NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY!" -Brian Regan

[cyberneticsanity]

I still remember my English teacher saying this before; "I before E except after C" yet we still live in a *weird* *society*

[simplyachicken]

I don't even have this rule, but I did make up one rule that isn't even a rule. *The teacher doesn't dismiss us, the bell does.*

[mrchespins]

As a native English speaker, I forgot that was a rule LMAO💀

[BurningWill_IV]

Don't let this distract you from œ

I haven't forgotten

[CupOfTae_SugaKookies_Sprite]

“English is

But it can be understood through tough thorough thought though.” - Quote from google

[internetstranger]

The actually ridiculous part is how many exceptions are stated in the whole rule: "I before E except after C, or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh".

[petedempsey]

I used to give private English lessons and never mentioned this rule and anytime it was mentioned I just told my students to forget about it.

[frankieplayzrblox]

In primary school, we were told that rule but we were then given 'exceptions'

[makaylamainhood]

“I before E except after C, or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh, and on weekends and holidays and all throughout May, and YOU’LL ALWAYS BE WRONG NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY!” - Brian Regan

[snailtheghost]

I remember learning “I before E except after C, disproved by SCIENCE”

[kiwihexbug]

There's a common misconception that the rule is as stated. It's not. The rule only applies when the pronunciation is "ee" (like receipt, niece, piece, etc). The rule is not meant to apply to words where the pronunciation is something else (like the "ay" sound in neighbour, or the "ear" sound in weird, etc). That said, there are still some exceptions like protein and caffeine.