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The dumbing down continues.....
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Surely this is the exact opposite of dumbing down. The 'i' before 'e' "rule" is dumbing down because it's an over-simplification that is frequently wrong.Will work inside IR35. Or for food. -
I like the comment at the end, it made me laugh: (This version CORRECTS spelling of Bovill, sted Bovell, in graf 4.)Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
threadeds website, and here's my blog.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostSurely this is the exact opposite of dumbing down. The 'i' before 'e' "rule" is dumbing down because it's an over-simplification that is frequently wrong.i before e
except after 'c',
before silent 'gh'
or before silent 'g'
That covers most cases.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View Posti before e
except before 'c',
before silent 'gh'
or before silent 'g'
That covers most cases.Comment
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I've always found these 'rules' useful. For instance, it's much easier to remember the order of colours in the rainbow with ROYGBIV or the days in months by '30 days hath September, April, June and November' etc .........
Dumping rules is a really bad sign of the times IMO.Comment
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Originally posted by Cyberman View PostI've always found these 'rules' useful. For instance, it's much easier to remember the order of colours in the rainbow with ROYGBIV or the days in months by '30 days hath September, April, June and November' etc .....
You should reach the index finger knuckle at july, whereupon you start from that same knuckle and count back the other way. Dunno how this will turn out in proportional spacing, but let's give it a go:
(___)___(___)___(___)___(___)
__J___f___M__a___M___j___J -->
_________D__n___O___s___A <--
So then every month with 31 days lands on a knuckle, and the rest (including february) fall on a hollow between two knuckles, indicated in lowercase above.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View Posti before e
except before 'c',
before silent 'gh'
or before silent 'g'
That covers most cases.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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It's a crap rule that just serves to confuseThe court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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Bad journalism, sadly
Originally posted by Toolpusher View PostBritish government spells end of 'i before e' rule
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090620/...lling_shake_up
It is a 120-odd page .PDF freely available for download. It is aimed at primary schools and provides a strategy for teaching spelling. It is not about dumbing down but helping teach good spelling. It is from the National Strategies part of the Dept for something or other.
The "i before e" thing is referenced twice. Once is as a suggested exercise for children to explore its validity (which is a fun idea). The second is:
Note: The i before e except after c rule is not worth teaching. It applies only to words in which the ie or ei stands for a clear /ee/ sound and unless this is known, words such as sufficient, veil and their look like exceptions. There are so few words where the ei spelling for the /ee/ sound follows the letter c that it is easier to learn the specific words: receive, conceive,deceive (+ the related words receipt, conceit, deceit), perceive and ceiling.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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