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i before e, except after c

The theme of our Sunday Crossword puzzle this week was "I BEFORE E"S" by Jack McInturff.   If you are interested it is Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis.  I am sorry there is no number reference.  However it is the Sunday paper dated March 13, 2011.

I digress...the theme brought to mind the actual "i before e" rule that we all learn in grammar school.  You didn't? I am amazed.  Maybe, you skipped grammar school or were not paying attention:)

The Rule:

i before e, except after c;

and as sounded as "a" in neighbor and weigh.

This is where I come in.  My sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Davis, gave us a sentence to memorize. It covered all of the exceptions to this rule.

Are you ready?  Here goes: 

"Their weird financier seizes neither science nor leisure at its height."

Aha, I found an exception to the rule that is not in this sentence: Protein. (Check out this link)

Check them out on Dictionary. com.

and that is my tip for this day....