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This (arguably unhelpful) phrase seems to be taught across schools all over the world. What are some other phrases like this that are common ?

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (4 children)

'i' before 'e' except after 'c'

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Or when sounding like β€œA” as in neighbor and weigh

And on weekends and holidays, and all throughout May

And you always be wrong, no matter what you say.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

yes, Bryan, we all call that "desk"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I bought 2 boxen of doughnuts

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

This is honestly one of my favorite ones, and legit runs through my head whenever I can't remember the spelling of a word

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Which is way more useful of a tip.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Except in glacier, because English is fucked.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I always thought this one was pretty... WEIRD...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Like in β€œscience”.