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DABDA@lemm.ee 7 months agoI think that’s also the case in English with “I before E, except after C.”
Comment on Anon likes public humiliation
DABDA@lemm.ee 7 months agoI think that’s also the case in English with “I before E, except after C.”
samus12345@lemmy.world 7 months ago
“Or when sounded as A, as in neighbor and weigh.”
“Weird.”
“Dammit!”
DABDA@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I hate that wiener (giggity) obeys the rule but is pronounced like it should be weiner. At least that word doesn’t come up (giggity) too often.
samus12345@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That one’s because the word comes from Wien (Vienna), and in German you pronounce “ie” as “E” and “ei” as “I”.