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[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I before E except after C

And when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh

And on weekends and holidays and all throughout May

And you'll always be wrong no matter WHAT YOU SAY

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

Heh, onlu rule in English: Memorize them all!

[–] a_pithy_name@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

It isn't often I see Brian Regan bits in the wild. The same thing came to mind.