Unit 21: The i before e rule – does it work?
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Now that you have seen all these examples
of ie and ei words, we need to look again at the rule
: " i before e, except after c " |
It is clear that this rule does not apply to words with the long
vowel sound /ā/.
A better version of the rule is:
Even then, there are some rule-breakers which need special care.
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