I cannot believe the latest news about spelling in the UK. The govt is apparently telling teachers not to teach kids the rule "i before e except after c" because there are "too many exceptions" to the rule. This plainly shows the ignorance of those in the dept of education in the UK. As any well-educated Brit knows, the rule is actually "i before e except after c, when the sound is ee".. and there are actually NO exceptions. Isn't it sad that the bureaucrats who run education in the UK are ignorant about the English Language themselves? Shocking.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090620/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_spelling_shake_up
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Love it! I had to tell people about it on my blog.
http://www.mommyneedsatimeout.org/
Hopefully you wont get any shit from people who disagree but if so I know you can handle it! ;)Or delete the comments! ha
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