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Exception to the rule
By Stephanie Sideways
'I' before  'e' except after 'c'
Im afraid that rule wasn't  helpful to me!
I'm deficient at spelling and find it absurd
The incomprehensible weirdness of words
I'm reintroduced to the seismic array
Of words that don't follow the rules everyday!
My daughter is eight and
I hope she is free
 of this problem with words
that weighs heavy on me
My neighbour and I feel the  the same it would seem
We discuss the dilemma whilst sipping caffeine
It was all very foreign when  I was at school
Can you find the words that are breaking the rule?
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Copyright 2013 Stephanie Sideways
Author's Note:
An early poem of mine, about our mindy minefield of a language.Comments on "Exception to the rule"
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On Tuesday, June 4, 2013, dwells
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wrote:
People who have trouble spelling are usually exceptional at mathematics. That is assuming they excel at something! Most cerebral missive, dig it!
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On Monday, June 3, 2013, Deathkitten
(573) wrote:
Yeah, I remember that saying & I remember staring at them with a "Are you fucking serious?!" look on my face. I'd like to know who came up with that, so I can slap the shit out of them for confusing young students. This was a great read!
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A former member wrote:
Very clever! i enjoyed that :)
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A former member wrote:
That was a fun read!
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