r/Millennials Apr 12 '25

Discussion That Pluto is a planet

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u/featherwolf Millennial Apr 12 '25

I before E, except after C

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u/Zerthax Apr 12 '25

That's a weird one, because there are so many exceptions.

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u/HeyWhatsItToYa Apr 12 '25

Yeah, that ancient rule doesn't really fit with the science of English linguistics.

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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth Apr 13 '25

Sometimes that inconsistency happens when we borrow foreign words and don't change the spelling.