Wordles III

[Dr.Peterson]

Spoiler: 29

One on one

 

[Deleted member 4993]

This one took me a bit of time

Spoiler: 22

i before e except after c

I suppose you have to ignore your neighbor !!

 

[BigBeachBanana]

I suppose you have to ignore your neighbor !!

The English language is weird, right? The rule is highly inconsistent, therefore we should forfeit it.

 

[The Highlander]

The English language is weird, right? The rule is highly inconsistent, therefore we should forfeit it.

It was fine until the Americans messed it up! ?

What exactly is the problem with 'u's anyway? ?

 

[Harry_the_cat]

It was fine until the Americans messed it up! ?

There is much in the Queen's English that you can blame the Americans for, but I don't think the exceptions to the "i before e" rule is one of them!
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[The Highlander]

There is much in the Queen's English that you can blame the Americans for, but I don't think the exceptions to the "i before e" rule is one of them!
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Some rules are definitely made to be broken but my gripe was specifically dropping the 'u' out of so many words that need it (and occasionally adding it in where it definitely doesn't belong, eg: 'nucular'!!!!) ?

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Some rules are definitely made to be broken but my gripe was specifically dropping the 'u' out of so many words that need it (and occasionally adding it in where it definitely doesn't belong, eg: 'nucular'!!!!) ?

Nope it is spelled - nukeeler - ask GWBush or any hillybilly for that matter.

 

[Harry_the_cat]

Some rules are definitely made to be broken but my gripe was specifically dropping the 'u' out of so many words that need it (and occasionally adding it in where it definitely doesn't belong, eg: 'nucular'!!!!) ?

And "i" for that matter. Aluminium is a case in point.

 

[AvgStudent]

And "i" for that matter. Aluminium is a case in point.

Interesting! I didn't know people spell it like that outside of North America. Do you say it with 5 syllables?
A-lu-mi-ni-um?

 

[Harry_the_cat]

Interesting! I didn't know people spell it like that outside of North America. Do you say it with 5 syllables?
A-lu-mi-ni-um?

Yes that's right!

 

[The Highlander]

Interesting! I didn't know people spell it like that outside of North America. Do you say it with 5 syllables?
A-lu-mi-ni-um?

Yes that's right!

Yes, except that what you suggest would still be an American pronunciation! ?
We say: Al-you-min-ee-um. ?
(Go here and click on the "Speaker" button.) ?

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Yes, except that what you suggest would still be an American pronunciation! ?
We say: Al-you-min-ee-um. ?
(Go here and click on the "Speaker" button.) ?

I am a metallurgist. Imagine my problems when I came to USA from India. First, all these Khanfusion about gallon/litre - then nobody understood "Al-you-min-ee-um". I felt I should jump out of the "footpath" right in front of a "laurie".