Comments on: The Six Spellings of “Long E” http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Gerard http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/comment-page-1/#comment-203954 Gerard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:36:54 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/#comment-203954 oh, I just thought of a twelfth: Leigh oh, I just thought of a twelfth: Leigh

]]> By: Gerard http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/comment-page-1/#comment-203953 Gerard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:34:16 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/#comment-203953 Six is quite short of the mark. I have counted eleven: e – be (also: fetus, legion, adobe, Korean) ee – bee ei – conceive ie – piece ea – peace oe – foetus ae – archaeology ey – key ay – quay aiu – Caius College, Cambridge (pronounced Keys) i – police, pique, amphibian, semi- Six is quite short of the mark. I have counted eleven:

e – be (also: fetus, legion, adobe, Korean)
ee – bee
ei – conceive
ie – piece
ea – peace
oe – foetus
ae – archaeology
ey – key
ay – quay
aiu – Caius College, Cambridge (pronounced Keys)
i – police, pique, amphibian, semi-

]]> By: Prerna http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/comment-page-1/#comment-84283 Prerna Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:23:07 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/#comment-84283 WHY is spelling important? It's just words. :) WHY is spelling important? It’s just words. :)

]]> By: Paul http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/comment-page-1/#comment-57058 Paul Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:29:42 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/#comment-57058 @ Chris: "who made up all this stuff anyway?" Some idiot . . . (another /i/ for long /e/). :-) @ Chris: “who made up all this stuff anyway?”

Some idiot . . . (another /i/ for long /e/). :-)

]]> By: Reader Piqued By French Mutilations http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/comment-page-1/#comment-16018 Reader Piqued By French Mutilations Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:46:54 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/#comment-16018 [...] pointed out the “peak” for “peek” spelling myself in an earlier article. It’s an easy mistake to make since ee and ea are alternate English spellings for the long e [...] [...] pointed out the “peak” for “peek” spelling myself in an earlier article. It’s an easy mistake to make since ee and ea are alternate English spellings for the long e [...]

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