Rolf,
And what's even more weird, there is a 'weir' (pronounced just as
'weird', but without the 'd'), a structure over which water flows. All
of this make good fodder for humorists…
Cheers,
Tom
Thomas Adams wrote:
And: Eight!!! (8)
Rolf Turner wrote:
On 2/07/2008, at 10:15 AM, Bert Gunt
And: Eight!!! (8)
Rolf Turner wrote:
On 2/07/2008, at 10:15 AM, Bert Gunter wrote:
Ow ow ow. I can't stand it any longer! "Weird" is one of those weird
exceptions in English to the "i before e except after c" rule and is
spelled
"W-E-I-R-D" .
In case you're interested, the other exceptions
On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 10:27 +1200, Rolf Turner wrote:
> On 2/07/2008, at 10:15 AM, Bert Gunter wrote:
>
> > Ow ow ow. I can't stand it any longer! "Weird" is one of those weird
> > exceptions in English to the "i before e except after c" rule and
> > is spelled
> > "W-E-I-R-D" .
> >
> > In case
On 2/07/2008, at 10:33 AM, Bert Gunter wrote:
Hoisted by own petard! How appropriate.
1. I hereby invoke the codicil.
2. Check the dictionary. An accepted pronunciation of inveigle is
"inveegle."
Does this allow me to wriggle through the escape clause?
But of course! (I did check
TED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 3:28 PM
To: Bert Gunter
Cc: R-help forum
Subject: Re: [R] W-E-I-R-D Weird!
On 2/07/2008, at 10:15 AM, Bert Gunter wrote:
> Ow ow ow. I can't stand it any longer! "Weird" is one of those weird
> exceptions in English to the "i befo
On 2/07/2008, at 10:15 AM, Bert Gunter wrote:
Ow ow ow. I can't stand it any longer! "Weird" is one of those weird
exceptions in English to the "i before e except after c" rule and
is spelled
"W-E-I-R-D" .
In case you're interested, the other exceptions are seize, inveigle ,
either, leisure
Ow ow ow. I can't stand it any longer! "Weird" is one of those weird
exceptions in English to the "i before e except after c" rule and is spelled
"W-E-I-R-D" .
In case you're interested, the other exceptions are seize, inveigle ,
either, leisure, neither.
:-( -- Bert Gunter
-Original Messa
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