Hmmm... deceive (and derivatives), receipt, conceive (and derivatives)... perceive (and derivatives)... I think that's it.
I understand the rule exists because -ci- would be pronounced as a hard c, so reversing the i and e provides the needed soft c. However, it occurs to me that we don't pronounce cruciform, as an example, with a hard c, so I wonder if I've misunderstood the rule somehow.
Of course, the neighbour and weigh corollary makes a mockery of the whole "rule" thing...
OMG, I can't believe I missed all those! I don't think the I makes the C hard though - at least, it makes it soft in all my Germanic and Romantic languages, and I think that's what the K is in "trafficking" for. Poodle, you still around?
Please forgive the off-topicness.
Oh, I dunno, I think the cover charge for this thread is a word with cei in it.
Seriously though, that guy is mad crazy awesome hilarious and is getting forwarded to everyone I know.
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Please forgive the off-topicness.
Since you have treated me to so many great laughs through your blog, I wanted to share this with you, without posting it to my own blog.
Via Joy of Sox. Enjoy.
Hmmm... deceive (and derivatives), receipt, conceive (and derivatives)... perceive (and derivatives)... I think that's it.
I understand the rule exists because -ci- would be pronounced as a hard c, so reversing the i and e provides the needed soft c. However, it occurs to me that we don't pronounce cruciform, as an example, with a hard c, so I wonder if I've misunderstood the rule somehow.
Of course, the neighbour and weigh corollary makes a mockery of the whole "rule" thing...
OMG, I can't believe I missed all those! I don't think the I makes the C hard though - at least, it makes it soft in all my Germanic and Romantic languages, and I think that's what the K is in "trafficking" for. Poodle, you still around?
Please forgive the off-topicness.
Oh, I dunno, I think the cover charge for this thread is a word with cei in it.
Seriously though, that guy is mad crazy awesome hilarious and is getting forwarded to everyone I know.
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