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I Before E Except After C - QI Series 8 Ep 14 Hocus Pocus Preview - BBC One

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More on this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wst3k

Stephen tries to explain why the spelling rule 'I before E except after C' doesn't really work. Some guests have more trouble than others understanding his point!

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  • I before E except after C, and when sounding like A, as in neighbor and weigh, and on weekends, and holidays, and all through out May, and you'll always be wrong no matter what you say!

  • Science, Sufficient, Efficient, Ancient, Society, Agencies, Conscientious, Fancied, Omniscient, Spiciest

    Their, Vein, Seize, Either, Height, Weight, Leisure, Forfeit, Foreign, Atheist

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  • @athull08 You did a lot of research didn't you hehee :)

  • I before E except after C, and when sounding like A, as in neighbor and weigh, unless the word is of Latin origin or some other shit.

  • @somesandify Species?

  • i will only come before e after c if you are to pronoun each vowel individually and not as as a whole. thumbs up if you're not a retard.

  • @crazychri1 I am seeing your point

  • @athull08 thats weird

  • Lee Mack - the master troll.

  • @nizzelnook cos we're kool!

  • What the hell is gaddafi doing there?

  • why is comedy so much better in England than in America?

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