Can of worms

Posted by @ 7:09 pm on Wednesday 3rd April, 2019.

Pay attention, Class! Repeat after me:

"I before E, except after C"

 

 

Yes, I know that there are many exceptions to what Edward Carney called "this supreme, and for many people solitary, spelling rule", but this isn't one of them.

Caring at its best, spelling decidedly dodgy.

10 Responses to “Can of worms”

  1. Andrea Harris says:

    That's what is known as hedging your bets!

  2. glen rayner says:

    I can't decide whether their should be an apostrophe in 'Friends'.

  3. Nick Harris says:

    Sorry Glen, that looks like a plural, unless they are testing the "frieindship"

  4. glen rayner says:

    @Nick Harris - It could be a test belonging to multiple frieinds as in "frieinds'". Still undecided.

  5. BG! says:

    To be fair, it's not even a test, it's a feedback questionnaire.

  6. glen rayner says:

    @BG! - OK, lets do the grammar and spelling section.

  7. BG! says:

    Originally Posted By glen rayner
    @BG! - OK, lets do the grammar and spelling section.

    I'd advise against it - such questionnaires are riddled with nonsense... page 2 usually has the following question:

  8. Chris Ricketts says:

    Love it...................

  9. glen rayner says:

    Should be a 'Don't know' option.
    I assume you have reached the rank of Hight Priest of MYOB.

  10. BG! says:

    Originally Posted By glen rayner
    I assume you have reached the rank of Hight Priest of MYOB.

    Can't say. It's none of your business! 🙂

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