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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
New "O Before U" Rule?
I found an interesting spelling rule on someone's blog:
O before U except after Q and when sounding like "You"
Is it accurate? And is it useful in helping kids learn to spell?
There is also an interesting extended version of "I before E except after C" which covers some ofthee exceptions.
http://stuffigoogle.com/steve/i-before-e-except-after-c-extended/
O before U except after Q and when sounding like "You"
Is it accurate? And is it useful in helping kids learn to spell?
There is also an interesting extended version of "I before E except after C" which covers some ofthee exceptions.
http://stuffigoogle.com/steve/i-before-e-except-after-c-extended/
Top answer
’ …Or in fluoride, buoy, and duo. Note that the writer says: We could never figure out how to make that last part rhyme, but even without it, the rule holds up as well as the “i before e” one. ” What I found is that it’s the worst “rule” ever.
- ’ …Or in fluoride, buoy, and duo.
- Note that the writer says: We could never figure out how to make that last part rhyme, but even without it, the rule holds up as well as the “i before e” one.
- ” What I found is that it’s the worst “rule” ever.
- There are so many exceptions, it’s almost a disservice to teach it to children .
- That should put you on your guard.
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Note that the writer says:
O before U except after Q, and when sounding like ‘you.’
…Or in fluoride, buoy, and duo.
We could never figure out how to make that last part rhyme, but even without it, the rule holds up as well as the “i before e” one.
He also says:
We all know the old adage “I before E, except after C.”
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