Ah, weird. The word that I realized last year I had been spelling wrong for God knows how long. Since I was amazing at spelling when I was younger, this was especially shocking. Then I had an epiphany: The "I before E" rule had steered me wrong in my lifetime more than it had steered me right. I remember being 10 or so and spelling Chief "Cheif" because "it was after C." Which raises the question, when does the after C part of the rule apply. Well, obviously, Science. Wait, no, nevermind. Um... (it turns out it applies in words like "ceiling" and "receive," but I use science and its derivatives (omniscient, conscience, etc.) more than I use those words). There are so many exceptions to the I before E rule, but its rammed into the heads of our children. The American educational system at work.
