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A rule that’s supposed to help you spell, but it’s so full of holes it looks like a cheeseburger after a kid kicks it.
'Believe' is spelled right, but 'weird' is spelled like a drunk parrot.
I tried to spell 'chief' and got yelled at by my dog.
I failed a test because I thought 'sieve' was spelled like a bad pun.
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A tiny lie that makes you think you’re smart, but you’re just fooling yourself.
'Except after c' is just a way for teachers to say, 'I told you so.'
My teacher said I passed because I remembered the rule, but I still spelled 'receipt' wrong.
My friend failed because he thought 'chief' was spelled like 'cheif'.
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A rule that everyone forgets, like they’re all related to the forgetful club.
I forgot the rule and spelled 'field' as 'feld' and got called out by my mom.
My teacher said, 'You should have remembered the rule!' but I was too busy eating lunch.
I forgot the rule again and spelled 'relief' as 'releif' and got a D.
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A rule that’s supposed to help you spell, but it fails when you hear the word 'ay' in it.
'Vein' is spelled like a weird word, but I still think it should rhyme with 'mean.'
I spelled 'geisha' wrong because I heard it like 'gay-sha' and got yelled at by my teacher.
I thought 'freight' was spelled 'freit' and got called out by my friend.
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A rule that says if the word rhymes with 'bee,' then 'i' comes before 'e.' Otherwise, it’s just chaos.
I thought 'belief' rhymes with 'bee' and got it right. Then I spelled 'field' wrong.
My teacher said, 'You should have remembered that rule!' but I was too busy talking to my friend.
I spelled 'relief' wrong because I thought it rhymes with 'beef.'
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A rule that teaches kids to be selfish, and it’s ruined lives, careers, and even the spelling of the word 'receive.'
'I before E' taught me to be selfish, and now I don’t care about anyone else.
My teacher said, 'You should have remembered the rule!' but I was too busy being selfish.
I spelled 'receive' wrong because I thought 'I before E' was a life lesson, not a spelling rule.
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A rule that’s so stupid it’s the reason why the whole world is confused and spelling is a nightmare.
My teacher said, 'I before E except after C' and I still spelled 'chief' wrong.
I got called out in class for spelling 'sieve' like 'sivv.'
My friend said, 'This rule is the worst thing since the invention of the English language.'
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