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minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglish12•2 years agoI before e except after c, but only if it rhymes with ‘me’. I dare you to find an exception.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•2 years agoseize, caffeine, leisure Also a lot of plural words ending in -cy, like agencies, delicacies, or latencies.
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoFair for all of them except leisure, where the ei doesn’t rhyme with me but with fair.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoMost of the US dictionaries (MW, Collins, Am Heritage, etc) list the ei as rhyming with me as the first pronunciation. Might be different for you regionally or in other countries though.
I before e except after c, but only if it rhymes with ‘me’. I dare you to find an exception.
seize, caffeine, leisure
Also a lot of plural words ending in -cy, like agencies, delicacies, or latencies.
Fair for all of them except leisure, where the ei doesn’t rhyme with me but with fair.
Most of the US dictionaries (MW, Collins, Am Heritage, etc) list the ei as rhyming with me as the first pronunciation. Might be different for you regionally or in other countries though.