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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I before e except after c, but only if it rhymes with 'me'. I dare you to find an exception.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

seize, caffeine, leisure

Also a lot of plural words ending in -cy, like agencies, delicacies, or latencies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fair for all of them except leisure, where the ei doesn't rhyme with me but with fair.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Most of the US dictionaries (MW, Collins, Am Heritage, etc) list the ei as rhyming with me as the first pronunciation. Might be different for you regionally or in other countries though.