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21st March 07, 01:29 AM
#1
"I" befair "E"....
unless in Scotland...
then it is "ee" befair "eye"....
(sorry... Scots joke... "ee" is Scots for "eye"....)
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21st March 07, 05:58 AM
#2
 Originally Posted by Pour1Malt
"I" befair "E"....
unless in Scotland...
then it is "ee" befair "eye"....
(sorry... Scots joke... "ee" is Scots for "eye"....)
Except after C, as in height, weight, and eight. . . . Oh, wait a minute. Never mind!
Jim Killman
Writer, Philosopher, Teacher of English and Math, Soldier of Fortune, Bon Vivant, Heart Transplant Recipient, Knight of St. Andrew (among other knighthoods)
Freedom is not free, but the US Marine Corps will pay most of your share.
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21st March 07, 06:37 AM
#3
Originally Posted by thescot
Except after C, as in height, weight, and eight. . . . Oh, wait a minute. Never mind!
Or when it sounds like "a" as in neighbor and weigh. Or in any of the several exceptions.
We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. - Japanese Proverb
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21st March 07, 06:51 AM
#4
The rules of orthography are a fascinating jumble of contradictions.
Even Shakespeare spelt his name several different ways so what hope for the Brits let alone the Americans?
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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21st March 07, 07:11 AM
#5
I before E, except after C and a million other exceptions.
E comes before I in most names, like Keith, so needless to say Tolkien kept screwing me up for the longest time.
An uair a théid an gobhainn air bhathal 'se is feàrr a bhi réidh ris.
(When the smith gets wildly excited, 'tis best to agree with him.)
Kiltio Ergo Sum.
I Kilt, therefore I am. -McClef
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21st March 07, 07:51 AM
#6
Originally Posted by thescot
Except after C, as in height, weight, and eight. . . . Oh, wait a minute. Never mind!
aye... "c" after "i"
as in heicht, weicht, eicht....
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21st March 07, 08:01 AM
#7
Here's another -
sgian dubh
Not skin, skein, skeen...
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21st March 07, 08:09 AM
#8
Originally Posted by Mike1
Here's another -
sgian dubh
Not skin, skein, skeen...
how aboot...
Skiing dew???
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21st March 07, 07:47 PM
#9
Ohhhh . . . ugh
Originally Posted by thescot
Except after C, as in height, weight, and eight. . . . Oh, wait a minute. Never mind!
Though it was a tough road to follow,
- through a slough, past the broken bough and then a hollow -
I thought to simply slough it off,
even as the dust urged my wheeze and cough.
Abax
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21st March 07, 08:05 PM
#10
ooo eee ooo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang.
how ever you spell it.
TURNING THE ENEMY INTO HAIR, TEETH AND EYEBALLS SINCE 1984
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