If the sound is a long e “eee,” the rule is i before e except after c. The exceptions: Neither leisured counterfeiter seized the weird weir, either. “Counterfeiter” isn’t really within the rule because it doesn’t have the long e sound, but you have to have a subject I guess. :-)
“In Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and other Middle Eastern traditions it (the number 40) is taken to represent a large, approximate number, similar to “umpteen”." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_(number)
I remember a National Lampoon (or was it Mad Magazine) article about a 2500 archeological excavation of a 1960s motel and deciding, among other hilarious things, that a toilet seat was a ceremonial necklace. lol Now, when I hear some new theory about something I think “Is this true or is this a toilet seat around the neck?”
Actually, these fractions are each of different things so you don’t multiply them. Whatever Cathy’s opinion is of her comfort is subjective and might well be 1/16th (or any other fraction)
I think these comments miss the point—education broadens our horizons, points us to things we did not even know existed. Even if it has no direct application to our careers, we think more broadly because of a larger information set. And at school age, how do we even know what we want to know or need to know? It is only with the benefit of hindsight that we can say a particular subject turned out to be useful. Life’s a journey with many detours. Enjoy the ride and understand usefulness is only one of numerous qualities that make education an important preparation for that ride.
If the sound is a long e “eee,” the rule is i before e except after c. The exceptions: Neither leisured counterfeiter seized the weird weir, either. “Counterfeiter” isn’t really within the rule because it doesn’t have the long e sound, but you have to have a subject I guess. :-)