Why Do Some Words Break The "i After E, Except After C" Rule

Benjamin's opinion is that this rule is major elementary bs because there are some words that apply, but many other words that don't apply to this rules. The handy rule may not be so handy to follow in most cases.

Science Rules! with Bill Nye · Language Rules! · at 13:27 · July 3rd, 2019

On this episode

Who Is Benjamin Dreyer at 3:24
What Is The Difference Between Editing And Copyediting at 4:10
What Brings So Much Satisfaction From Grammar at 5:43
Why Do Some Words Break The "i After E, Except After C" Rule at 13:27
Where Did The Hierarchy Of Curse Words Come From at 24:30
Where Did The Singular Use Of “they” Come From at 30:24
How Do Writers Avoid Using “they” As A Singular Pronoun at 32:27
Is It “a Historic” Or “an Historic” at 36:30
Does Thinking About Nothing Make A Person Focus More During A Game Or Event at 42:10
What Is One Rule That The Spelling Bee Champions Applied at 42:47
How Does Someone Spell A Word at 45:47
What Is Something That Breaks Grammatical Rules at 47:01