And my personal favorite, Budweiser…
> On May 22, 2018, at 10:15 AM, Tony Estep <estept...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 9:00 AM, j...@kk9a.com <j...@kk9a.com> wrote: > >> “I" before "E" except after "C" ... > > ==================== > From a story in the Washington Post: > > "...Merriam-Webster once facetiously tried to account for all exceptions > <https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/i-before-e-except-after-c> with > the following jingle: > > I before e, except after c > Or when sounded as 'a' as in 'neighbor' and 'weigh' > Unless the 'c' is part of a 'sh' sound as in 'glacier' > Or it appears in comparatives and superlatives like 'fancier' > And also except when the vowels are sounded as 'e' as in 'seize' > Or 'i' as in 'height' > Or also in '-ing' inflections ending in '-e' as in 'cueing' > Or in compound words as in 'albeit' > Or occasionally in technical words with strong etymological links to their > parent languages as in 'cuneiform' > Or in other numerous and random exceptions such as 'science', 'forfeit', > and 'weird'." > > Tony KT0NY > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to ja...@bigscoob.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com