Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel: >Rats ... I keep mumbling, like a mantra ... "i before e except after c" >... but my fingers just will not listen. Same with "you're" and "your". :) That's ok. I remember weird because of school... In 6th grade, I wrote a paper in which I used the word "wierd." My dad pointed out to me that it was misspelled. Weird is weird that way. My 6th grade *English* teacher, circled "weird" and wrote "i before e" in the margin. :) If English teachers in the US can't get it right... I'm just glad I never had to learn English as a second language. I have the utmost respect for foreigners who can speak and/or write English well. The only other languages I know are French and pig latin... Eric - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html