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I wonder how many times Albert Einstein got told that his name was spelled wrong?

Not to mention our leisurely weird neighbor.
 
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I wonder how many times Albert Einstein got told that his name was spelled wrong?

Not to mention our leisurely weird neighbor.

Your leisurely weird neighbor, who was seen wearing beige shorts while visiting Glacier National Park, needs to lose weight.
 

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Many, but not all, the objections are addressed by completing the rule: "...except when sounding like 'a' as in neighbor or weigh."
Bob
 

glemon

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I used to pride myself on being a pretty decent speller, but never could keep the I before e thing straight, especially for the word "freind" which is one of those exceptions (I think)
 
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I used to pride myself on being a pretty decent speller, but never could keep the I before e thing straight, especially for the word "freind" which is one of those exceptions (I think)

I have never been good at spelling.
 

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I before E is a fact. Current (I) leads voltage (E) in a capacitance (C) circuit.
I before E is a lie. Voltage (E) leads current (I) in an inductive (L) circuit.
 
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