Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard Hmm. That reminds me, can I get a German Spellcheck installed in my US computer? Possibly Daniel could get a US Spellcheck installed in his Swedish computer. Recently my Spellcheck messed up "scheisser". Jerry Howard Ritter wrote: > "Weird" is one of those exceptions to the > "'I'-before-'e'-except-after-a-'c'/ > Or when sounded like 'a' as in 'neighbor' or 'weigh'" > rule that'll get you into trouble if you don't know the rhyme that lists the > eight exceptions: > > "Weird, height and foreign, leisure: > "Neither seize nor forfeit either." > > There. More than the Leica list ever wanted to know about arcane English > spelling rules.... You're welcome ;-) > > --howard > > On 12/23/03 0021, "Daniel Ridings" <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> wrote: > > >>> Daniel > >> > >> > >> But if you say "weird", Daniel, instead of "wierd", your already excellent > >> English will be even better! > >> > >> ;-) > > > > Rats ... I keep mumbling, like a mantra ... "i before e except after c" > > ... but my fingers just will not listen. Same with "you're" and "your". :) > > > > Daniel > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html