Haha, I mentioned it to a persistent "offender" once
They laughed and refused to believe me :(
Then again, they're also convinced pseudo is pronounced persuade'o..
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Wed 13 Jun 2012, 23:49,
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Then again, they're also convinced pseudo is pronounced persuade'o..
I BEFORE E EXCEPT AFTER C
Never fails. NEVER. I know these things.
edit: just found this, alt-usage-english.org/I_before_E.html some people have "extensions" to the rule, like "well, well, but, it doesn't apply if it rhymes with 'hay' like in neighbour!" and "well, well, err, it doesn't apply when you have a plural like 'democracy' or err err it FUCKING APPLIES ALL RIGHT?"
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Wed 13 Jun 2012, 23:52,
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edit: just found this, alt-usage-english.org/I_before_E.html some people have "extensions" to the rule, like "well, well, but, it doesn't apply if it rhymes with 'hay' like in neighbour!" and "well, well, err, it doesn't apply when you have a plural like 'democracy' or err err it FUCKING APPLIES ALL RIGHT?"
ahem
www.b3ta.com/board/10787609 In which case I think you mean "foriegn" :P
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Wed 13 Jun 2012, 23:59,
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bollocks
hoisted on my own petard!
i've never been able to spell "foriegn". nor have i ever been able to spell "dependent". this makes me a bona fide moron.
edit: 'foriegn' is beginning to hurt my eyes
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Thu 14 Jun 2012, 0:00,
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i've never been able to spell "foriegn". nor have i ever been able to spell "dependent". this makes me a bona fide moron.
edit: 'foriegn' is beginning to hurt my eyes
it's kind of insidious
but i'll make a special effort to always use "dependant". although that does look like what you're doing when you nick someone's necklace.
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Thu 14 Jun 2012, 0:10,
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You've reminded me of this:
"When a horse jumps over defence, defeat go before detail!"
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Thu 14 Jun 2012, 0:14,
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