I before E, except after C (English, proverb)
expansion: I before E, except after C
Senses:
topics: communications
journalism
literature
media
orthography
publishing
writing
glosses: In English words that contain the letters I and E together, the I tends to come before the E (ie), except in cases when the two are preceded by the letter C, in which case the E comes before the I (cei).
tags: mnemonic
Forms:
form: i before e, except after c
tags: alternative