by SparkyIII » Fri Jan 25, '08, 12:34 am
The rule is I before E except after C or when it says "AY" in or in the list of exceptions. And the pronunciation is actually 'thayr'. So it does make sense. I do think that having a list of "exceptions" is strange though. I also find it strange that they have to have uncommon phonograms as well, like pn, eu, ect.
Everything has a pattern. Something set. Even random things. They aren't random at all, its complex mathematics. The trick is to find the pattern. Then you can exploit it.
People think things have a certain end. Taxes. Work. Due dates don't really exist. Trust me. When you put a band of world scholars in the same room, and set them on talking about anything, the most interesting topics come up. The existence of negative time. The probability of "random occurrence". The government's involvement in the media. And falsified due dates. They aren't real, trust me....