Topic: Language boffins: Why do USAmericans spell "thceir" as "their"?

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo started this discussion 10 years ago #52,502

Since, as any schoolboy can tell you, in USAmerican English, "I" goes before "E", except after "C", should not "their" be spelled as "thceir"? Shall we reform this linguistic inconsistency?

Poll option	Votes	Percentage
Yes.	4	100%
No.	-	0%
Not sure.	-	0%

Maddy !kCITGirlXc joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #685,432

That isn't true. Cookie is an example of it not being true.

hamfist !0Ynig1RSDc joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 21 seconds later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #685,433

is this the start of an epic new meme

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 6 minutes later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #685,437

@685,432 (Maddy !kCITGirlXc)
No it isn't.

(Edited 27 seconds later.)

Maddy !kCITGirlXc replied with this 10 years ago, 4 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #685,441

@previous (Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo)

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/i-before-e-except-after-c

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #685,452

@OP
1st addmendment n USA alows any1 to sprel any worrd any way de wan 2. No llimits n no ruless Exceptt vanitty care liceninse plats canot hav Fuck sperld "Fuuck." or "Fuk"

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 2 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #685,507

@previous (D)
Kys syntax

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 11 months later, 11 months after the original post[^] [v] #781,131

@previous (E)
I think it is.

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