{"id":52,"date":"2022-01-08T11:43:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T11:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/?p=52"},"modified":"2024-01-30T18:11:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:11:05","slug":"words-of-champions-2021-22-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/?p=52","title":{"rendered":"Words of Champions 2021-22 Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ie vs ei<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve all heard the rule &#8220;i before e except before c&#8221;. For spelling, we use an extended form of this rule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>i before e except when:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>There is the soft &#8216;c&#8217; sound<\/em> <em>(this includes words like &#8216;seize&#8217; which don&#8217;t actually have &#8216;c&#8217; in them)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>There is the &#8220;ay&#8221; sound (like in neighbor, sleigh, eight, etc.)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>For German words, the long &#8220;i&#8221; sound goes &#8220;ei&#8221; &#8211; like in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/Einstein\">Einstein<\/a> (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1988478039_2.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">audio<\/a>) &#8211; but the long &#8216;e&#8217; sound goes &#8220;ie&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Words beginning with the prefix &#8220;re-&#8221; and followed by a &#8220;i&#8221; word like &#8220;reintroduce&#8221; obviously go &#8220;ei&#8221;.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 151 words in Words of Champions 2021-22 that have &#8220;ei&#8221; or &#8220;ie&#8221; in them. After applying the rule above, we&#8217;re left with about 25 exceptions (list below contains some interesting applications of the rule above):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/albeit\">albeit<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1734664334_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/aniseikonia\">aniseikonia<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellable.s3.amazonaws.com\/1382024888_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/caffeine\">caffeine<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/0478412499_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/cameist\">cameist<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1953685624_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/capoeira\">capoeira<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1577173956_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/epideictic\">epideictic<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1367650704_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/heist\">heist<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1417443251_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/Holstein\">Holstein<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1679318576_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/jadeite\">jadeite<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/0361764179_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/kaleidoscope\">kaleidoscope<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/0845008479_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/leisure\">leisure<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/0268582690_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/meiosis\">meiosis<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1101004816_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/nonpareil\">nonpareil<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/0238678816_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/obeisant\">obeisant<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/0522452611_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/oleiculture\">oleiculture<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1529633962_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/onomatopoeia\">onomatopoeia<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1999781913_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/Pompeii\">Pompeii<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1484639403_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/reveille\">reveille<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/0962166054_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/Seine\">Seine<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/0496067111_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/seismologist\">seismologist<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/0507641453_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/shar-pei\">shar-pei<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1607956470_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/simultaneity\">simultaneity<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/0051665429_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/spontaneity\">spontaneity<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1231797847_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/trompe l'oeil\">trompe l&#8217;oeil<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1303441860_1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/vermeil\">vermeil<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/1856712659_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/weird\">weird<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/spellableaudio.s3.amazonaws.com\/0996970152_2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ie vs ei We&#8217;ve all heard the rule &#8220;i before e except before c&#8221;. For spelling, we use an extended form of this rule: i before e except when: There are 151 words in Words of Champions 2021-22 that have &#8220;ei&#8221; or &#8220;ie&#8221; in them. After applying the rule above, we&#8217;re left with about 25&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-word-patterns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions\/314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mightywords.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}